Peter Max

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US postage stamp designed by Peter Max (1974)
Boeing 777 of Continental Airlines in livery by Peter Max

Peter Max (* 19th October 1937 in Berlin as Peter Finkelstein ) is an American Pop Art Artists German-Jewish origin.

Born in Germany, his parents fled with him from National Socialism to China , where he grew up in Shanghai . After a few trips to Asia and Africa, his family lived briefly in Israel before emigrating to the USA in 1953.

Max trained at the New York Art Students League , Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts . After his studies he opened a design studio and became successful as a designer with his books, posters and products. In 1964 Max finished his studio work and began with his typical colorful print fabric drawings, which became known under the name "Cosmic 60s".

Peter Max's art was very influential in advertising in the 1960s and 1970s; At times he was active for over 70 companies.

Work (selection)

  • 1967: Psychedelic Cloud (now in the Museum of Modern Art )
  • 1974: Preserve the Environment , US postage stamp for the Expo
  • 1989: Record cover of Aretha Franklin 's album Through the Storm including the corresponding single cover
  • 2012: Peter Max designed the bow of the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway .
Short film
  • 1979: American Cancer Society's No-Smoking Campaign

literature

  • Wayne Glausser: Cultural encyclopedia of LSD. McFarland & Company, Jefferson NC 2011.
  • Peter Max, Victor Zurbel: The Universe of Peter Max. New York 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-212139-4 .

Web links

Commons : Peter Max  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Cosmic Art of Peter Max: How It Captivated an Entire Generation, January 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ Wayne Glausser: Cultural encyclopedia of LSD. Jefferson NC 2011.
  3. ^ Psychedelic Cloud , 1967, offset lithography .
  4. ↑ Pascal Wepner: Peter Max designed the bow of the cruise ship. (No longer available online.) In: Ships and Cruises. September 4, 2012, archived from the original on February 24, 2013 ; Retrieved March 13, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schiffe-und-kreuzfahrten.de
  5. ↑ Peter Max: Anti-Smoking Commercial on: YouTube (20 seconds).
personal data
SURNAME Max, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Finkelstein, Peter (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American pop art artist
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin