John Samsen's bio
John Samsen is known worldwide for his outstanding realistic automobile paintings as well as his contributions to the design of many cars that are now considered 'classics'. His art has won awards such as first place in automotive fine art competition at the 'Eyes on Classic Design' show at the Edsel Ford estate, Grosse Point. Recently, his art was exhibited at the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, the San Diego Automotive Museum, and at the Boston Museum of Fine Art. He has presented at Carlisle Events, Hilton Head Concours, The Classic Thunderbird Club Int., and the Caffein and Octane show on Jeckyll Island. His car art, landscapes, and seascapes, have won awards and many original pieces are owned by collectors and museums.
John Samsen had a career from 1952 through 1976 at Ford and Chrysler Corp. where he was co-designer of the 1955 Thunderbird, the Ford experimental car D-523 Cougar,and the 1957 FORD cars. He was recruited by Chrysler Corp. in 1955, and in a 21 year career, his design artistry can be seen on many "Mopar" cars, such as the 1964-1970 Barracudas, Desotos, Imperials, Valiants, Dusters, Roadrunners, GTX, and many others.
The stories of his contributions to the design of the first Thunderbird, the Barracudas, and other classic and muscle cars, appear in books and magazines, such as DODGE CHALLENGER/PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA and Virgil Exner Visioneer by Peter Grist, Automobile Quarterly, Motor Trend Classics, Muscle Car Enthusiast, and Hemmings Classic Cars, as well as on many automotive websites. He continues to paint automotive and landscape fine art at his Sun City Hilton Head area studio.
Prints of his automotive and other paintings are available at Fine Art America and Automotive_ Art.com.
John Samsen had a career from 1952 through 1976 at Ford and Chrysler Corp. where he was co-designer of the 1955 Thunderbird, the Ford experimental car D-523 Cougar,and the 1957 FORD cars. He was recruited by Chrysler Corp. in 1955, and in a 21 year career, his design artistry can be seen on many "Mopar" cars, such as the 1964-1970 Barracudas, Desotos, Imperials, Valiants, Dusters, Roadrunners, GTX, and many others.
The stories of his contributions to the design of the first Thunderbird, the Barracudas, and other classic and muscle cars, appear in books and magazines, such as DODGE CHALLENGER/PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA and Virgil Exner Visioneer by Peter Grist, Automobile Quarterly, Motor Trend Classics, Muscle Car Enthusiast, and Hemmings Classic Cars, as well as on many automotive websites. He continues to paint automotive and landscape fine art at his Sun City Hilton Head area studio.
Prints of his automotive and other paintings are available at Fine Art America and Automotive_ Art.com.