Tom Kennedy helped popularize the whimsical Art Car movement with elaborate vehicle conversions such as Ripper the Friendly Shark, a Nissan Sentra to which he added shiny fins, teeth and a swishing tail. Kennedy, a San Francisco artist whose whimsical wheeled sculptures and colorful personality helped popularize the fringe Art Car movement died April 12. He was 48.Tuesday, April 21, 2009
"Ripper the Friendly Shark"
Tom Kennedy helped popularize the whimsical Art Car movement with elaborate vehicle conversions such as Ripper the Friendly Shark, a Nissan Sentra to which he added shiny fins, teeth and a swishing tail. Kennedy, a San Francisco artist whose whimsical wheeled sculptures and colorful personality helped popularize the fringe Art Car movement died April 12. He was 48.
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