"This book, shown below, is dedicated to the memory of Harley J. Earl, one of the most hotly collected artists of the 20th Century, whose name is ironically often unknown among collectors of his work. And also to the talented artist designers who followed in Earl's footsteps, many of whom are included in this catalog."

Obviously it's a great time to increase awareness on one of America's greatest contemporary artists and that's why the leading curator, Leslie Kendall, of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA supports Harley Earl being one of the hottest collectible automotive artists of the twentieth century. 

This friendly email sent in to the website on June 14, 2006 perhaps best describes why Harley Earl is such an excellent role model today:

Re: THANK YOU

Hello, you might remember me,  I started the following website, http://corvette-info.tripod.com .

I'm 18 years old and my goal in life is to become an automotive designer. Mr. Earl's life is so very fascinating to me and without this website many people, especial of my generation, would never know about this man and what he did to revolutionize the automobile industry.   You should be very proud.

I would just like to thank you from the bottom of my heart.   Keep up the great work!

Chris Draper/ csdfam@citlink.net
Lake Havasu City, AZ

This historical 1956 newspaper story, below, nails down why Harley Earl was "the corporation's key 'man of the future' " and also elaborates on an area --- this man's concept car ideology --- that largely contributed to making America's auto world strong in the modern era. Also notice in this article the influence of the Harley Earlites.