Peter Max (born Peter Max Finkelstein, October 19, 1937) is a
 German-born Jewish American artist best known for his “Cosmic 60s”
 art style, as it came to be known in the 1960's . At first, works in this
style appeared on posters and were seen on the walls of college dorms
all across America. Max then became fascinated with new printing techniques
 that allowed for four-color reproduction on product merchandise.
In 1970, many of Max's products and posters were featured in the exhibition
 "The World of Peter Max" which opened at the M.H. de Young
Memorial Museum in San Francisco. The US Postal Service commissioned
Max to create the first 10¢ postage stamp to commemorate the  Expo
74World's Fair in Spokane, Washington. July 4, 1976, Max began his
 Statue of Liberty series leading to his efforts with  Chrysler CEO Lee
Iacocca  to help spearhead the restoration of the statue.

Official artist for many major events including Grammy Awards, Rock
 and Roll Hall of Fame, The Super bowl and others.

He also hosted the Xpress Peter Max Coloring Contest in the St. Petersburg
 Times in November 2005. The contest, located in St. Petersburg, Florida,
was a contest for children to color in a sketch by Max. Of 800 entries, 90
were sent to Max, who chose a grand prize winner, a runner-up and 10
honorable mentions

Max's art work was a part of the Psychedelic movement in graphic design.
His work was much imitated in commercial illustration in the late 1960s
and early 1970s.

His artwork is currently on the walls of CBS's The Early Show where
his newly created installation of 44 Obamas, commemorating the 44th
President of The United States was debuted.

Max owns a collection of 36 Chevrolet Corvettes, dating from 1953 to
1988, one for each year. The collection has been horribly neglected.
Peter Max is an environmentalist and defender of human and animal rights.

One of Continental Airlines" Boeing 777-200ER aircraft
(registered N77014) sported a special livery designed by Max.
The livery was removed in the winter of 2007–2008.

Peter Max currently lives in New York Citywith his wife, Mary Max.
Pater Max Quotes

Quote:I never know what I'm going to put on the canvas. The canvas paints itself.
 I'm just the middleman.
Peter Max

Quote: There's nothing like New Orleans. When it comes back, it will be a tremendous
 highlight for America.
Peter Max

Read More About Peter Here

Official Peter Max Website

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