James Hetfield’s Heavy Metal Art
This week the Petersen Automotive Museum debuted a new exhibit featuring 10 custom vehicles owned by Metallica frontman, James Hetfield’s. ‘Reclaimed Rust: The James Hetfield Collection’ celebrates Hetfield’s creativity as a world-renowned artist through his built-from-scratch custom car collection, guitars, photos and memorabilia.
Key vehicles on display will include the 1948 Jaguar ‘Black Pearl,’ the 1934 Packard ‘Aquarius,’ the 1953 Buick Skylark ‘Skyscraper,’ the 1937 Lincoln Zephyr ‘VooDoo Priest,’ the 1936 Auburn ‘Slow Burn,’ which were designed by famed builder and television personality, Rick Dore, as well as the 1936 Ford ‘Iron Fist,’ the 1937 Ford Coupe ‘Crimson Ghost,’ and the 1932 Ford Roadster ‘Black Jack.’ Along with the custom vehicles, memorabilia on display will include an ESP Hollow Body guitar and a Mesa amplifier that are painted to match the Buick Skylark ‘Skyscraper,’ images displaying the build process of each car and a video of Hetfield talking about the cars.
Hetfield’s vehicles assert both a reverence for history and a disregard for convention, standing collectively as a testament to the musician’s distinctive personality and artistic energy.
‘Reclaimed Rust,’ is sponsored by ESP Guitar Company, and will run until the end of October 2020. For more information about this and other exhibitions at the Petersen Automotive Museum, click on the link below.
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