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The psychedelic pop artist Peter Max has died at 88, his son says
Compiled Sep 16
What happened
Peter Max died at age 88, according to a statement from his son Adam Max.
The detail
Max died on Monday; the statement was issued Wednesday.
The detail
No cause of death was given.
The detail
Max was born Peter Max Finkelstein in 1937 to a Jewish family in Berlin, and the family fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai when he was a baby.
How it unfolded
1937: Peter Max Finkelstein is born in Berlin to a Jewish family. · as a baby: The family flees Nazi Germany for Shanghai. · at age 16: Max's family settles in New York City after also living in Tibet, Israel and Paris. · 1961: Max opens a graphic design studio with friends. · 1969: Max is featured on the cover of Life magazine. · 1981: Max paints Statue of Liberty portraits at the White House at Nancy Reagan's invitation. · 1997: Max pleads guilty to tax fraud. · Monday: Peter Max dies.
Still unresolved
No cause of death was given.