Mona Lisa by Peter Max

Max’s work is an indispensable guide for cultural literacy of the 1960´s, and his work commands a solid following worldwide and is consistently collected by the art world. Included among Max’s numerous accolades, recognition and commissions are: Appearance on the Tonight Show; featured on the cover of Life magazine; exhibition “The World of Peter Max,” which opened at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco; the 10-cent postage stamp to commemorate the Expo ’74 World’s Fair in Spokane, Washington; initiating the restoration of the Statue of Liberty with the help of Lee Iacocco. He has been the official artist for many major events, including the 1994 World Cup, the Grammy Awards, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Super Bowl and others. In 2000, Max designed the paint scheme Dale Earnhardt drove at the Winston all-star race, deviating from Earnhardt’s trademark black car. He was also the Official Artist of New York City’s 2000 Subway Series, the World Series of Major League Baseball, between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. He also created the 2003 Indy 500 program cover.

Max first painted Taylor Swift‘s portrait as a gift to the singer for her Grammy-winning album Fearless & Speak Now, and has recently painted new portraits of Taylor Swift to commemorate her worldwide success.

Max has painted a ship for the Norwegian Cruise Lines as well as a Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200ER airplane. He has painted at least seven U.S. Presidents and many environmental themed artwork. He is an environmentalist as well as a supporter of animal rights.

Max works in multiple media including painting, drawing, etchings (including aquatint), collage, print making, sculpture, video and digital imagery. With paintings on exhibition in hundreds of museums and galleries worldwide, Peter Max and his vibrant colors have become part of the fabric of contemporary culture. Max has been successively called a Pop Icon, Neo Fauvist, Abstract Expressionist and the United States “Painter Laureate.”

Max lives in New York City and has two adult children, Adam Cosmo Max and Libra Astro Max.

CV Art and Frame was honored to host Peter Max in October 2016. Current’s Where’s Amy photographed and visited the event.