A life in brief
The psychedelic pop artist Peter Max has died at 88, his son says
Compiled Sep 16

Peter Max died at age 88, according to a statement from his son Adam Max.
- 1937Peter Max Finkelstein is born in Berlin to a Jewish family.
- as a babyThe family flees Nazi Germany for Shanghai.
- at age 16Max's family settles in New York City after also living in Tibet, Israel and Paris.
- 1961Max opens a graphic design studio with friends.
- 1969Max is featured on the cover of Life magazine.
- 1981Max paints Statue of Liberty portraits at the White House at Nancy Reagan's invitation.
- 1997Max pleads guilty to tax fraud.
- MondayPeter Max dies.
“We will remember his extraordinary creativity, his warmth, his curiosity, and the way he saw beauty and possibility everywhere.”

