When he was in high school back in the 1970s, Brian Baker created a mural to express his passion for the Corvette.
Now, some 44 years later, he will be able to show that excitement for Chevy’s legendary sports car on a daily basis after being named Director of Collections & Education at the National Corvette Museum.
Baker will assume his new duties in June.
President and CEO Sharon Brawner says the NCM is thrilled to bring Baker to Bowling Green. “Brian has dedicated his entire career to the study of automotive design and history,” she said. “At heart, he’s an educator and I am sure that our impressive collection will inspire him to enrich our exhibition program and provide our museum guests with even greater Corvette experiences.”
Baker comes to the Museum with a long and varied career in the automotive world, most recently serving as the Automotive Hall of Fame’s Vice President of Education and Principal Historian.
During his long career, he has also been Senior Creative Design Manager at General Motors and Vice President of Design and Marketing at American Specialty Cars.
Baker also has served for more than two decades as an Adjunct Professor at the Automotive History College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan and founded AUTOARCHEOLOGY, LLC, an international design consulting firm, in 2009, where he has represented four major automakers as an expert witness in design patent issues.
Baker has become a sought after media consultant because of his wide range of experience and has also been an on-camera expert for the Discovery Channel and an automotive historian and analyst for ESPN.
After four decades of working around the Corvette culture through his museum experiences and tenure at General Motors, Baker says he’s “thrilled to be back in Kentucky to work with the talented team at the National Corvette Museum.”
“My experiences range from growing up around the racing community in Indianapolis to working in the Chevrolet Studios as a designer,” he says. “I’ve owned and admired Corvettes all my life. In high school, 44 years ago as a young artist, I created a Corvette mural to express my passion for the Corvette. Now as an automotive historian, I want to elevate the world’s awareness of this important icon of American culture.
To join this team on the verge of the 70th birthday celebration for the car feels like a great honor.”
Baker takes over for Derek E. Moore, who accepted a position as curator at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville.
Source:
National Corvette Museum
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