The Giving Issue • Dec. 2020 by Larz Anderson Auto Museum

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DEC.2020

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TABLEOFCONTENTS DONATENOW ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ABOUTTHEMUSEUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ANNUALAPPEAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MEMBERSPOTLI GHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 W HYW EDRI VE TOGETHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 2 DONATEYOURVEHI CLE. . . . . . . . . . 1 51 6 THE( HORSE)POW EROF GI VI NG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 71 8 AGI FTTO THE MUSEUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 920 MEETTHE CONTRI BUTORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 22 TECHNOLOGYPAVES THEW AY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2326

heLa r zAnder s onAut oMus eum i sl oc a t edi nt hel a vi s ha ndor i gi na l 1888c a r r i a gehous el oc a t edont hegr oundsoft hef or merWel dEs t a t e, now La r zAnder s onPa r k,i nBr ookl i ne,Ma s s a c hus es .Thebui l di ngwa si ns pi r ed byt heCha t ea udeCha umont Sur Loi r ei nFr a nc ea nddes i gnedbyEdmund M. Wheel wr i ght , t hec i t ya r c hi t ec tofBos t on. Fi r s tc ons t r uc t eda sawor ki ng s t a bl e,i tl a t ers er ved t o hous ea nd ma i nt a i nt he Ander s ons ’gr owi ng c ol l ec onofmot or c a r s . La r za ndI s a bel Ander s onbega nt hei rl ovea ﬀa i rwi t ht hea ut omobi l ebef or e t het ur noft hec ent ur y.I n1899,s oona ert heyma r r i ed,t heypur c ha s eda new Wi nt onRuna bout ,at r uehor s el es sc a r r i a ge.Fr om 1899t o1948t he Ander s onspur c ha s eda tl ea s t32new mot or c a r si na ddiont onumer ous c a r r i a ges , t husc r ea ng“ Amer i c a ’ sOl des tCa rCol l ec on. ” Asea c hc a rbec a meobs ol et ei twoul dber er edt ot heCa r r i a geHous e.By 1927,t heAnder s onsbega nopeni ngt hebui l di ngt ot hepubl i cf ort our sof t hei r“ a nc i ent ”vehi c l es . WhenI s a bel Ander s onpa s s eda wa yi n1948, i twa s herwi s ht ha tt hemot or c a rc ol l ec on beknown a st he“ La r zAnder s on Col l ec on, ”a nd t ha ta s epa r a t e nonpr oﬁtor ga ni z a on be c r ea t ed t o pr omot et hemi s s i onofpr es er vi ngt hec ol l ec ona nda ut omo vehi s t or y. Thegr oundsofLa r zAnder s onPa r ki nc l udear oma n cpond,api c t ur es que vi ew oft heBos t ons kyl i nej us tf ourmi l esa wa y,a c r esofl us hopens pa c e wi t hwa l ki ngpa t hst hr oughouta nda ni c es ka ngr i nkt ha ti sopent ot he publ i cdur i ng t he wi nt ermont hs .Toda y,t he Ca r r i a ge Hous ei son t he Na ona lRegi s t erofHi s t or i cPl a c es .Al a ndma r kwi t hi nt hec ommuni t ya nd bot hac ul t ur a l a ndeduc a ona l hubi nt hea ut omo vewor l d, i tc on nuest o hous ea nd pr es er ve t he f our t een mot or c a r st ha tr ema i ni nt he La r z Ander s onCol l ec on.

2020ANNUALAPPEAL

ANNE MARI E GOGUEN

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Da vewa ski ndenought obr i ngs omea ut omo vema s kst ot hes t a ffa tt heMus eum, i nc l udi ngmys el f . I n f a c t , t ha tf a c ema s kwa soneoft hefir s tnonba s i cma s ksIowned!I fyous a wa nyoft heLAAM s t a fft hi s s ummer , t her e’ sac ha nc eyouwoul d’ vec a ughta tl ea s toneofuswea r i nga“ Vi ea ux”ma s k. Theypr ovi ded t hes t a ff, a ndt hos ewi t hwhi c hwei nt er f a c ed, ac ol or f ul c onnec ont oourc a r c ent r i cwor l d. Da ve gr a c i ous l yc on nuedt os how hi ss uppor tf ort heMus eum a ndma dema s ksa saf undr a i s er . Ther ea r es l l af ew l e i nbot hc hi l da nda dul t ss i z esi nourgi s hopt opr oper l yequi pa nent hus i a s tf r i endorl ovedone t hi shol i da ys ea s on. Our“ Al oneToget hera sOne”MemberPor t r a i tPr oj ec ti nJ unewa sa l s oDa ve’ sbr a i nc hi l d. Thet hought c a mea boutbec a us ehe, “ Al wa yswa nt edt ogetapi c t ur eof[ hi s ]f a vor i t ec a ri nf r ontof[ hi s ]f a vor i t e mus eum. ”Hi si ns pi r edi deal edt odoz ensofmember s ’ por t r a i t si nf r ontoft heMus eum. “ A erowni ngmy Sa a b93s i nc e2011, [ I ]fina l l ygotani c epi c t ur eofi t ! ”Da ver ema r ked. La r zAnder s oni smor et ha nj us tac a rmus eum. I ti sapl a c eofha ppi nes sa ndj oy. I t ’ sapl a c eofmemor i es , a ndapl a c eyouf a l l i nl ovewi t ha ndkeepc omi ngba c kt o. I ti sa l s oapl a c eyout hi nkofwhenyouha vea gr ea ti deaf oraf undr a i s er( ort wo) . I ti sbec a us eofourki nda ndgener ousmember sl i keDa veVi ea uxt ha tt heMus eum exi s t sa ndt he c ommuni t yc on nuest ot hr i ve. Bes ur et os t opbya nds a yhi t oDa venext meyous eehi ma tt he Mus eum a ndt ha nkhi mf ora l l t ha theha sdone. 1:MAI N:DAVI DVI EAUXDURI NGTHEMEMBERPHOTO PROJ ECTBYJ OSHSWEENEY 2:DAVESEWI NGMASKSDURI NGTHE COVI D 19PANDEMI C

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GEORGE KENNEDY

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NATALI E HARRI NGTON

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I FNOT US,THEN W HO? Wi t hs oma nywor t hyc a us esoutt her e, c ul t ur a l i ns t u onsr el yonas t r ongba s e ofdedi c a t ed s uppor t er s .Hea l t h,hunger ,a nd huma nr i ght sa r ei ndi s put a bl y c ompel l i ng, butonl yac l a s s i c a l mus i cl overgi vest oa nor c hes t r a . You, r ea di ngt hi s ma ga z i ne, a r epa r toft hi si ns t u on’ sba s e. Youa r es omeonewhol ovesc a r s . You know, ma ybewi t houtevenbei nga bl et oex pl a i nwhy, t ha tc a r sa r ei mpor t a nt . Thehi s t or i cAnder s on Col l ec on i si mpor t a nt .Thi si s“ Amer i c a ’ sOl des tCa r Col l ec on, ”i ni t sor i gi na lhome.I ma gi newha tt heSmi t hs oni a nwoul dgi vet obe a bl et os howust heWr i ghtFl yeri nOr vi l l ea ndWi l bur ’ swor ks hop!I t ’ sl i kes eei ng t heMonaLi s ai ndaVi nc i ’ ss t udi o, butr i ghther ei nBr ookl i ne. Ourownc a r sa r ei mpor t a nt ,t oo.Cl a s s i cornew,vi nt a georj us tpl a i nus ed,our c a r sma er . Nowher ei st ha tc l ea r ert ha na tt heLa r zAnder s onAut oMus eum. No ma erwha tyoudr i ve, t her e’ saLa wnEventf ori t . Andi fyous omehowownac a r t ha twon’ tevenfiti na tEx nc tCa rDa y, Ipr omi s e—pa r ki tonNewt onSt r eet , a nd s omeonewi l lc omeupt ot a keapi c t ur eofi t .Someonewi l lwa ntt ot a l kt oyou a bouti t . Someonewi l l c a r e. Tha t ’ st hena t ur eofourc ommuni t y. Yourc ommuni t y. La r za ndI s a belAnder s ona l wa ysma dec ommuni t yapr i or i t y,wi t ht hei rgist o l oc a lc hi l dr en a nd t hei ropen hous esf orf el l ow mot or i s t s .Thei rgener os i t y t ouc hedhundr edsofl i ves , a ndt heMus eum c on nuest ha tl ega c yonas weepi ng s c a l e.Agi t ot heMus eum i sagi t ot hehundr edsofs c hool c hi l dr enwhot our t heCa r r i a geHous eea c hyea r .I t ’ sagi t ot hebus i nes sowner swhos uppor tt he Mus eum’ sf unc onsa ndt ot heempl oyeeswhor el yont hem f ort hei rl i vel i hoods . I t ’ sagi t ot hec a rc l ubst ha tga t heront hel a wn,a ndt ot het hous a ndsof out of t ownvi s i t or swhoc omet oa dmi r ehi s t or i cBr ookl i nea ti t sfines t . Igett oenj oyt heNut c r a c kerever yDec emberbec a us eoft het r ueTc ha i kovs ky l over swhos uppor tt heBos t onBa l l etyea r r ound.I t ’ supt ous ,t hec a rguysa nd ga l s ,t os uppor tourMus eum now,s ot ha tt hewhol ewor l dc a nenj oyi ta ga i n whenLa wnEvents ea s onr ol l sa r ound.Wi t ha nyl uc k,a ndwi t hyourhel p,t hi ngs wi l l l ookal otbr i ght erbyt hen. Phot o:La r zAnder s onCol l ec on•AnAnder s onc ha uffeurdr es s eda s Sa nt aCl a usi nt he1903Ga r dner Ser pol l et 20

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ART DI RECTOR Ever yweekenda sayounggi r l J ennwoul da c c ompa nyher“ Ca rGuy”da dt oCa rEvent s a r oundNewEngl a nd. So, i ti sonl yna t ur a l t ha therpa t hwoul devent ua l l yl ea dt ot heLa r z Ander s onMus eum wher eherpr i ma r ywor kwoul dbec omet heLa wnEvent sMa na ger . Whi l ei nc ol l ege, J enns t udi edGr a phi cDes i gn. Shef oundt ha ts heha dar ea l pa s s i onf or i ti na l l ofi t sf or ms . Fr om l ogosa ndbr a ndi ngt odes i gni ngbr oc hur esorevenc r ai ngher ownWeddi ngI nvi t a ons–J ennl ovest oor ga ni z e,c ur a t ei dea sa ndma ket hi ngspop! Heruni ques ki l ls eta ndpos iona tt heMus eum a l l owshert opl a ya ni nt egr a la nd i mpor t a ntr ol ei ns ha pi ngt heMus eum’ si ma gea ndmes s a ge.

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CONTRI BUTOR St a c e Ca s er i ai sa n una pol oge cf a n ofi nt er na lc ombus on.A wr i t erbyt r a de,a gea r hea dbyf a mi l y, a ndaLa r zAnder s onmemberbyf a t e, hei sha ppi es twi t hs unonhi s f a c ewhi l es hii nga t5000r pm. Hei st hef ounderofTr us tDeepBr a ndi ng&Cons ulng, a ndl i veswi t hhi swi f ea ndda ught er swhoa c c epthi m des pi t et heoi l s t a i nsi nt hega r a ge.

NATALI EHARRI NGTON

CONTRI BUTOR Na t a l i eHa r r i ngt oni saBos t onba s edmot or c yc l i s t , wr i t er , a nda ut oent hus i a s t . Ra i s edi n Syr a c us e,NY,a nd Buc ksCount y,PA,Na t a l i er el oc a t ed t o Ma s s a c hus e si n 2009 f ol l owi nghergr a dua onf r om Wel l es l eyCol l ege.Sheha sbeenaLAAM membera nd vol unt eerevers i nc e. Mor et ha na nyonema r queorvi nt a ge, Na t a l i ea ppr ec i a t est hej oy a ndpa s s i ons hes eesi nt hec a rc ommuni t y. Shebel i evest her ei snooner i ghtwa yt obe ac a rper s ona ndl ovest ha tLAAM embodi est ha ts en mentwi t hi t sdi ver s ec ommuni t y, va r i edc ol l ec on,a ndl onghi s t or yofs ha r i ngi t st r ea s ur eswi t ht hewor l da r oundi t . Na t a l i er ec ent l yea r nedac erﬁc a t ei nPr of es s i ona l Fundr a i s i ngf r om Bos t onUni ver s i t y a ndhopest oa ppl yt ha tt oherr ol ea samemberoft heMus eum’ sboa r d.Shel oves a endi ngc a rs howsa ndr a c esa ndvi s inga ut omus eumsa r oundt hewor l d,butt hi nks t ha tLAAM’ suni quec ommuni t ya nd c ol l ec on t op t hem a l l .Shel ooksf or wa r dt o s pr ea di ngt hewor d.

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