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On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born.
He came up with the paint job for Air Force One.
He did not design the Pennsylvania Railroad's famous steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, just the streamlining in which they were clad. He gets the credit for their external appearance.
Raymond Loewy
Loewy standing on one of his designs, the
PRR S1 steam locomotive {see note}
Born: November 5, 1893; Paris, France
Died: July 14, 1986 (aged 92); Monte Carlo, Monaco
Resting place: Rochefort-en-Yvelines Cemetery, Rambouillet, France
Notable work:
Air Force One livery
Coca-Cola fountain dispenser
Concorde interiors
Greyhound Scenicruiser
Lucky Strike package
NASA Apollo and Skylab interiors
Sears Coldspot refrigerators
Streamlined locomotives for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Studebaker Commander and Avanti
Logos for Exxon, Shell, BP, International Harvester, TWA, Nabisco, Quaker, New Man, LU and the U.S. Postal Service
Website: raymondloewy.com
Raymond Loewy (/ˈloʊi/ LOH-ee, French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ levi]; November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) was a French-born American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries. He was recognized for this by Time magazine and featured on its cover on October 31, 1949.
He spent most of his professional career in the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1938. Among his designs were the Shell, Exxon, TWA and the former BP logos, the Greyhound Scenicruiser bus, Coca-Cola vending machines and bottle redesign, the Lucky Strike package, Coldspot refrigerators, the Studebaker Avanti and Champion, and the Air Force One livery. He was engaged by equipment manufacturer International Harvester to overhaul its entire product line, and his team also assisted competitor Allis-Chalmers. He undertook numerous railroad designs, including the Pennsylvania Railroad GG1, S-1, and T1 locomotives, the color scheme and Eagle motif for the first streamliners of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and a number of lesser known color scheme and car interior designs for other railroads. His career spanned seven decades.
The press referred to Loewy as The Man Who Shaped America, The Father of Streamlining and The Father of Industrial Design.
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Loewy designs
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1960s
• Air Force One's distinctive blue, white and chrome livery, 1962. Variations on Loewy's original design are today flown by most of the U.S. Air Force's fleet of VIP aircraft, including the military "VC" models of 747s, 757s, 737s, and Gulfstreams.(A similar livery was applied in 2006 to Union Pacific diesel locomotive #4141 to honor former president George H. W. Bush)
Air Force One, the livery for which was designed by Loewy in the 1960s
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Loewy standing on one of his designs, the
PRR S1 steam locomotive {see note}
Born: November 5, 1893; Paris, France
Died: July 14, 1986 (aged 92); Monte Carlo, Monaco
Resting place: Rochefort-en-Yvelines Cemetery, Rambouillet, France
Notable work:
Air Force One livery
Coca-Cola fountain dispenser
Concorde interiors
Greyhound Scenicruiser
Lucky Strike package
NASA Apollo and Skylab interiors
Sears Coldspot refrigerators
Streamlined locomotives for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Studebaker Commander and Avanti
Logos for Exxon, Shell, BP, International Harvester, TWA, Nabisco, Quaker, New Man, LU and the U.S. Postal Service
Website: raymondloewy.com
Raymond Loewy (/ˈloʊi/ LOH-ee, French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ levi]; November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) was a French-born American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries. He was recognized for this by Time magazine and featured on its cover on October 31, 1949.
He spent most of his professional career in the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1938. Among his designs were the Shell, Exxon, TWA and the former BP logos, the Greyhound Scenicruiser bus, Coca-Cola vending machines and bottle redesign, the Lucky Strike package, Coldspot refrigerators, the Studebaker Avanti and Champion, and the Air Force One livery. He was engaged by equipment manufacturer International Harvester to overhaul its entire product line, and his team also assisted competitor Allis-Chalmers. He undertook numerous railroad designs, including the Pennsylvania Railroad GG1, S-1, and T1 locomotives, the color scheme and Eagle motif for the first streamliners of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and a number of lesser known color scheme and car interior designs for other railroads. His career spanned seven decades.
The press referred to Loewy as The Man Who Shaped America, The Father of Streamlining and The Father of Industrial Design.
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Loewy designs
{snip}
1960s
• Air Force One's distinctive blue, white and chrome livery, 1962. Variations on Loewy's original design are today flown by most of the U.S. Air Force's fleet of VIP aircraft, including the military "VC" models of 747s, 757s, 737s, and Gulfstreams.(A similar livery was applied in 2006 to Union Pacific diesel locomotive #4141 to honor former president George H. W. Bush)
Air Force One, the livery for which was designed by Loewy in the 1960s
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{note} He came up with the external appearance, but it's really a stretch to say that he designed it.
Sharknose
A three-unit set of Baldwin RF-16 locomotives owned by New York Central Railroad in 1958.
Sharknose is a term applied by railfans to the styling of several cab unit diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works to the specifications of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The styling was by the PRR's preferred designer, Raymond Loewy, with the distinctive nose reminiscent of his design for the PRR T1 steam locomotive.
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A three-unit set of Baldwin RF-16 locomotives owned by New York Central Railroad in 1958.
Sharknose is a term applied by railfans to the styling of several cab unit diesel locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works to the specifications of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The styling was by the PRR's preferred designer, Raymond Loewy, with the distinctive nose reminiscent of his design for the PRR T1 steam locomotive.
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At 3:18, you get to see a T1 do what it was famous for doing.
T1 Video Memories of Pennsy Steam
The T1 Trust
10.2K subscribers
352,653 views Mar 3, 2014
Brought to you by The T1 Trust a Non-Profit Organization formed with the express purpose of constructing T1 5550, one of the first main-line steam locomotives constructed in over 50 years. Here is a fantastic video of T1 action from Mark I Video Productions one of our gracious sponsors.
Please visit http://thet1trust.com/ for more information about T1 5550.
The T1 Trust
10.2K subscribers
352,653 views Mar 3, 2014
Brought to you by The T1 Trust a Non-Profit Organization formed with the express purpose of constructing T1 5550, one of the first main-line steam locomotives constructed in over 50 years. Here is a fantastic video of T1 action from Mark I Video Productions one of our gracious sponsors.
Please visit http://thet1trust.com/ for more information about T1 5550.
Sun Nov 5, 2023: On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born.
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Sat Nov 5, 2022: On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born.
Sat Oct 29, 2022: On this day, October 29, 1983, the GG1 locomotive ran for the last time.
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Thu Jul 12, 2018: Scoop: Trump wants tough new Air Force One paint job
Thu Jul 12, 2018: Raymond Loewy Under Attack!