37PackardMan Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I have these two intriguing posters that were designed for the 1971 Indy 500 and commissioned by Chrysler Corp. One of them is a proof as you can see by the color codes on the top. One is titled 'The Race' and the other is 'The Winner's Circle'. I cannot decipher the artist's name and would like to discover if he/she has executed any other automotive works. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for looking at this post. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) I think it reads R Peak (Robert or Bob) and going by His bio and some of his art online, I would very much assume it was his... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Peak Edited December 10, 2020 by Mark Wetherbee (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37PackardMan Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Thanks for the response. I have not been able to find any works by R. Peak with his signature to compare with the items I have....but still looking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Here’s a pretty good picture of his signature on an amazon book Which is very similar to the one on your proofs - I think it would be able to get authenticated by an art expert but this should give you some avenues of research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37PackardMan Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Many thanks, Mark, that's a dead ringer! I am a bit surprised that my searches for R/B Peak did not show up a dozen race car images. Perhaps he was a friend of a Chrysler Exec who was involved with the race?!?!?! The rest of the story..... I acquired these two from cousin in Detroit who owned a graphic arts company and had done other work for the Indy 500. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Looking at his bio, it appears that he was more involved in movie posters, but either way he’s a talented and listed artist who did a lot of iconic art. Great back story, and well worth having appraised by a professional! Every now and then there’s a piece of art that makes those professionals say “holy s!!t”, and you might just have one of those... Great posters, do at least have a professional frame and mat them -they would look great on a wall in the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 If you do a simple Google search for his work you'll find quite a few of the movie posters. He is very talented, and with his apparently limited work in an automotive theme, your posters are really special. I agree with Mark on getting them appraised and conservation matted and framed. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37PackardMan Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Many thanks for finding the signatures. I appreciate it. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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