Iconic American Artist Peter Max to Exhibit in Richmond

Image: Renoir Master Series Peter Max

In Honor of the Frank Sinatra 100^th Centennial Celebration

Peter Max captures Frank Sinatra.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

PETER MAX – A RETROSPECTIVE – 1960-2015

AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS FROM AMERICA’S ICONIC ARTIST

Journey through the career of a Pop Culture Icon:

Peter Max to Exhibit in Richmond

An artistic diversity that has defined American Art: Captured by the Artist who began a new visual Culture

Richmond, Virginia – (July 2015) – A newly-curated collection by artist legend, Peter Max’s exquisite paintings will be on exhibition and available for acquisition in a presentation at Chasen Galleries in Richmond. www.chasengalleries.com

Peter Max will make two very special appearances at the gallery and all appearances are complimentary and open to the public with RSVP’s required.

Previews begin Friday, October 2^nd with a Preview Party from 5-8pm, and two scheduled Meet the Artist receptions on Saturday, October 10^th 2015 from 6-9 pm and Sunday, October 11^th, 2015 from 1-4 pm. All artworks are on exhibition and available for acquisition.

Peter Max CBS This Morning 1/2/2015 http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/artist-peter-maxs-colorful-creations-span-50-years/

The Artist has assembled a collection of his greatest and most-revered imagery spanning four decades: from his iconic Pop Art designs commemorating Woodstock to the 2013 unveiling of Max’s design for the cruise ship Breakaway and the exquisite Masters series. This new exhibition speaks to the evolution and maturation of America’s most popular living Artist.

The Artist in his NYC Studio 2015

This carefully curated collection is a museum-like retrospective of Max’s works: Peter Max has painted for five U.S. Presidents and his art is on display in Museums, Presidential Libraries and in U.S. Embassies across the globe. He has been the Official Artist of the Grammy’s, five NFL Super Bowls, the 2006 Olympics, the World Cup USA, The World Series, The U.S. Open, The Indy 500, The NYC Marathon and The Kentucky Derby.

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Peter Max was commissioned to create the program and cover and poster for this weekend’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony:

This new Retrospective is a journey through his extraordinary and distinguished career, so well captured by the quote below:

Just as Toulouse-Lautrec captured the imagination of late 19-century Paris with his posters, Max led the international youth movement of the Sixties into a new visual culture.” ~ Charles Riley III

Peter Max Designed Continental Boeing 707

Peter Max emerged as a powerful force in the Art World from the prestigious Art Students League, alongside such artists as Robert Rauschenberg, Jackson Pollack, Cy Twombly and Norman Rockwell. The League was a formative influence on these artists’ innovative artwork, and has led each and every one to greatness and an important legacy in history.

Max’s Art Students League scholarly influence inspired all of his extraordinary artwork, and of late, his new Masters series; his interpretive works of Vincent Van Gogh, Monet, Pablo Picasso, Renoir, and Edgar Degas, conceived in Max’s signature style and colors. These works speak to both a maturation of the artist’s illustrious career, as well as to his formidable training at the 130 year old Art Students League of New York.

Important pieces of the Retrospective Collection and the Masters Series will be available for acquisition in the Richmond presentation.

Live B-Roll Link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pz9gmhm618bzhdw/lr4PNU4EEo

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With paintings on exhibition in hundreds of museums and galleries worldwide,

Peter Max and his vibrant colors have become part of the fabric of contemporary culture. Max has been successively called a Pop Icon, Neo Fauvist, Abstract Expressionist and the United States “Painter Laureate.” The artist has had the distinct honor of painting the last seven Presidents of the United States and the world’s best loved celebrities, among them the young sensation Taylor Swift. This exhibit features his iconic and best-known pieces as well, among them “Statue of Liberty”, Max’s famous “Flag” pieces, “Umbrella Man” and the prestigious “Cosmic Runner”. There will also be presentations of his celebrity portraiture, as Peter Max is revered for his celebrity commissions and portraits.