Presenting the official 2023 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festivals poster!
The 2023 poster was revealed Wednesday by Amanda Peet, festival artist, and board member, and Leslie Peel, Executive Director for the ACD Festival. This year marks the festival’s 67th year and will celebrate the theme, “Year of the Supercharged Car”, as chosen by the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club.
The car from which Amanda drew her inspiration for the artwork—a 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster—was donated to the ACDA Museum from the Guy E. Beatty Private Collection.
“Artist Amanda Peet has again captured the essence and beauty of the automobile with her rendition of the museum’s 1935 Auburn 851 supercharged speedster,” states Brandon J. Anderson, Executive Director & CEO of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. “Auburn Automobile Co. designer Gordon Buehrig’s legacy of creating rolling sculpture continues to live on to this day as seen in Amanda’s art. We all greatly look forward to 2023’s ‘Year of the Supercharged Car.’”
Amanda, a graphic artist and resident of Auburn, estimated that she worked more than 75 hours to create this year’s poster which included many hours of research. (Previously, John Souder had been the poster artist for over thirty years, beginning in 1981.)
ACD Festival Executive Director, Leslie Peel noted that, “Each year we look forward to seeing what Amanda has created. She is a valued member of the ACD Festival family, and we greatly appreciate all of the time, talent and hard work she puts into the poster each and every year”.
The 2023 poster will be printed soon and sold in the ACD Festival office and at local museums, the proceeds from which support the museums and the festival. The artwork will also be featured throughout the year on tee shirts, Friends of the Festival flags and additional merchandise, as well as on the festival wine bottled by Country Heritage Winery and Vineyard in LaOtto, Indiana—all of which support the continued work of the festival and its mission to “promote and celebrate automotive heritage”.
