, active since 1976, has gotten such attention—including from patrons such as Jay Leno, who established scholarships.Academy of Art University in San Francisco’s
According to Paul Borgwardt, coordinator at the academy’s auto museum, the college was founded as the Academy of Advertising Art by painter and magazine editor Richard S. Stephens in 1929. Son Richard A. Stephens took over in 1951. “The younger Stephens was a car lover, especially Packards, Duesenbergs, and Rolls-Royces,” Borgwardt said. That’s when the car collection, now numbering 41, got started.
To learn how the classics were put together, students need only walk over to the car collection for some on-the-ground study. The assemblage is truly spectacular. Here’s a small selection:Academy of Art University