page_title: Peter Max
section_title: 1980s–present
hierarchical_section_title: Peter Max / Career / 1980s–present
caption_attribution_description: English: A Peter Max art gallery at The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas. Photographed by user Coolcaesar on March 31, 2008.
context_page_description: Peter Max is a German-American artist known for using bright colours in his work. Works by Max are associated with the visual arts and culture of the 1960s, particularly psychedelic art and pop art.
context_section_description: Max 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 the 2000 World Series, the "Subway Series" between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets.
  Max first painted Taylor Swift's portrait as a gift to the singer for her Grammy-winning albums Fearless and Speak Now, and has recently painted new portraits of Taylor Swift to commemorate her worldwide success.
  Max is on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service.
  In 1989, Max designed the cover photo—as well as the 45 rpm single picture-sleeve photo—of Aretha Franklin's Through the Storm album.
  In 1990, Max purchased a collection of Chevrolet Corvettes for an intended art project, but never used them and let them rot in a series of garages.
  In 1994, Max designed the artwork for progressive rock band Yes's fourteenth studio album, Talk.  In 2012, he was chosen to paint the hull art of the New York themed ship Norwegian Breakaway by Norwegian Cruise Line.  In 2017, Max did the cover art for the Aug/Sept issue of AARP magazine.
  In 2019, The New York Times published an investigative journalism piece on Max’s current state, revealing that he is suffering from advanced dementia, that he is now often unaware of his identity and his surroundings, and that his deteriorated mental state has been exploited in a massive art fraud scheme dating back to at least 2015.
caption: One of Max's art galleries, at The Forum Shops at Caesars in 2008
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