Peter Max Double-Sided Poster for Capitol Records, 1969

Item Details

Peter Max (German-American; born 1937)
Untitled (Capital Records), 1969
Offset lithograph on paper
Unsigned

Max received his formal art education in the 1950s at the Art Students League of New York in Manhattan, where he studied under the tutelage of Frank J. Reilly. Max began his career in illustration and graphic arts by creating collage-based works using elements taken from antique photographs. His interest in astronomy led to his self-described “Cosmic ’60s” period, where his art became a symbol of the counterculture with its flamboyant use of bright rainbow colors and psychedelic images. American icons such as Bill Clinton, Taylor Swift, and Mohammed Ali appear in his works, along with other elements such as the Statue of Liberty, peace signs, butterflies, and flying saucers.

Condition

- minor discoloration and accretions to paper.

Dimensions

- measurements of sheet.

Item #

ITMG448094