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Claes Oldenburg modeled the “profile” of a product of this company with polyurethane for a work inspired by a children’s toy. This company was the first to productionize a design inspired by Norman Bel Geddes’ fondness for the teardrop shape and developed by Raymond Loewy. A program called the “Forward Look,” advertised by the “Flookerang” logo, unified (-5[1])this company’s products under designer Virgil Exner. Native American-inspired brickwork (-5[1])and Nirosta steel were used for a (*) wedding-cake style building made for this company. This company’s Streamline Moderne look informed William van Alen’s design for a building topped with a seven-layer crown of crescent setbacks on terraced arches and decorated with eagles, hood ornaments, and radiator caps. For 10 points, a Manhattan Art Deco skyscraper is named for what automotive company? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Chrysler [accept Stellantis North America] (The first two lines describe the Chrysler Airflow.)
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