The Academy of Art University Collection // Mecum Vegas 2018
668 views · Published 2 November 2018 · 1:04 · Indexed 24 October 2026
Channel: Mecum Auctions · 2018 · Autos & Vehicles
Richard A. Stephens, former Academy of Art University president, has always had a penchant for cars, a sentiment that has been passed down to his daughter and current president of the Academy, Dr. Elisa Stephens. After creating a school of automotive design at the Academy, Mr. Stephens began to build a world-class San Francisco-based collection of some of the finest marques and coach builders in the world. As a result, Academy students now have a hands-on design and manufacturing experience that they would not be able to receive at any other institution thus enabling them to apply that sense of craftsmanship to their own artistic pursuits. After successfully selling seven of the cars from the collection at Mecum’s recent Daytime Auction in Monterey, California, the Academy of Art University will again utilize the Mecum auction platform to offer more blue-chip, investment-grade vehicles from its world-class collection. Mecum Auctions is pleased to announce that 45 cars from the museum will cross the auction block this November at the Las Vegas 2018 auction. This is a rare opportunity to purchase a great automobile from one of the finest automobile museums in the world. For more information, click the link: https://www.mecum.com/auctions/las-vegas-cars-2018/collections/academy-of-art-university-collection/
