Peter Max on the cover of Life magazine in 1969
When Peter Max was just one-year-old his parents fled from Berlin, Germany. It was 1938 and the Nazi movement was underway. The Max family moved to Shanghai, China and lived there until 1948 when they immigrated to Israel. In the years to come, they lived in Europe, settling in Paris for a time, where the young Peter Max began a life-long appreciation for art. In 1953, the Max family settled in Brooklyn, New York. Peter, now 16-years-old enrolled at Lafayette High School. After graduating from high school, Peter was accepted to the famed Art Students League in New York City where he studied along with many emerging artists including Norman Rockwell.
The art of Peter Max is or has been exhibited in museums, galleries and universities including but not limited to the following:
Amy Thomas Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Angela Meleca Gallery, Columbus, OH
Art of Peter Max Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Art of Peter Max Gallery, Wailea, HI
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Dewey Graff Fine Art, Eden Prairie, MN
Doubletake Gallery, Burnsville, MN
Geary Gallery, Darien, CT
Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Flushing, NY
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Karis Art & Design Gallery, Hilton Head, SC
Ocean Galleries, Stone Harbor, NJ
Off the Wall Gallery, Houston, TX
Park West Gallery, Southfield, MI
Ro Gallery, Long Island, NY
Russell Collection Fine Art, San Antonio, TX
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Wentworth Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Wentworth Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Wentworth Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Wentworth Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Wentworth Gallery, King of Prussia, PA
Wentworth Gallery, McLean, VA
Wentworth Gallery, Schaumburg, IL
Wentworth Gallery, Short Hills, NJ
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
