Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum hosts Art Exhibit Featuring Automotive Artist Dan McCrary

AUBURN Ind. February 8, 2010; The artwork of nationally acclaimed automotive artist Dan McCrary will soon enhance the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. McCrary will exhibit pieces of photo-realist watercolor paintings at the museum from Friday, February 12 through Sunday, March 14. The exhibition of art will be free with museum admission.

The public is invited to attend a FREE exhibit opening on Thursday, February 11 at 7 p.m. at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. McCrary will be on-hand at the opening to discuss his work. Complimentary wine, cheese and punch will be served. As always, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum galleries will be available to view from 5 p.m. through the exhibit opening at 7:00 p.m. FREE of charge.

Born in 1949 in Raleigh, North Carolina, McCrary has had a lifelong passion for cars. By the age of five, his love of automobiles was fueled by attending races and becoming enamored by the vibrant and exuberant styling of the automobiles of the 1950s. McCrary attended East Carolina University and worked for several years as a musician before taking up the pursuit of being a fulltime working automotive artist in the early 1980s.

McCrary's award-winning work has been widely published and can be found in numerous private and corporate collections. In addition, his work has been seen in many publications, including Road & Track Street Rodder, Auto Aficionado, Hemmings Classic Car and Automobile Quarterly. When asked about his art and focus on automobiles, McCrary said "there are endless artistic explorations to be discovered on, in and about the automobile. Its surface is a limitless supply of color and contour; compositions to be isolated - painted in a realistic technique, yet abstract in the way that a section of chrome and pastel can be removed from its larger context and assume an aesthetic all its own. Reflected images of other vehicles or surroundings can play along the shape of a fender and take on the effects of a fun-house mirror."

For more information about this event please contact the museum at (260) 925-1444.

The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum - where the world's finest cars of yesterday live today! Over 120 classic, antique, vintage and special interest cars are displayed with other automotive related exhibits on three floors. The museum is located in the original 1930s national headquarters of the legendary Auburn Automobile Company and is a National Historic Landmark. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. year round. In 2010, plan a visit and bring your family to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, a place where automotive history comes to life! automobilemuseum.org