Kaleidoscopic Pop Art Pioneer Peter Max Dies at 88

Peter Max, the German-born New York artist whose psychedelic, rainbow-hued posters and portraits helped define 1960s pop art, died at 88 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Born Peter Max Finkelstein in Berlin in 1937, he fled Nazi persecution, lived in Shanghai and Israel before settling in Brooklyn; his vibrant Be In posters and Cosmic Jumper imagery became iconic and were widely licensed across posters and consumer goods. He is survived by his children, Adam and Libra, and his family had recently faced guardianship-related disputes before his death.