Tad burness biography sampler
Tad Burness, who inspired many a gearhead over the years with his spotters guide books and syndicated Auto Album feature, died last month at the age of Born..
Tad Burness
YOU, AND A LOT OF US, MAY WELL have gotten your start in our world by sketching cars and trucks instead of paying attention in class.
Follow the progression of the American home with this latest creation from the Tad Burness studio.Maybe the ruler came down across your knuckles, too, in an attempt to dissuade you. Now, imagine not only avoiding punishment for your dawdling, but making it a career. Thats the life story of Tad Burness. He was a prolific illustrator of motor vehicles, of every variety, and grew it into a series of newspaper packages, books and more.
My Dad Had That Car is a unique look at 70 years of American automotive ingenuity.
Best of all, we can only imagine how many ordinary car peoples doodlings he vindicated through his own success.
He was born Wallace Burness in Berkeley, California, in Like many of us, Burness derived particular enjoyment from scratching away on paper, leaving images of cars in his wake.
He met his wife through a computerized dating programdefinitely something off the wall in but they still eloped and made a lifelong marriage. All the while, Burness kept on drawing. He developed a style that