Kaleidoscopic icon Peter Max dies at 88, leaving a flower-powered art legacy
Peter Max, the Berlin-born American artist whose bright, psychedelic pop art epitomized the 1960s flower-power era and adorned stamps, ships and public spaces, has died at 88. His prolific career spanned posters, branding and portraiture, embedding his vibrant style in American culture, even as he weathered a 1997 tax-fraud case and later family guardianship disputes.