OPINION

MAXING OUT

Written by Jan Herman
Published October 09, 2003

Overlooked but not forgotten, artist Peter Max has designed a limited edition of a half-dozen patriotic posters to help raise $1 million for the proposed Pentagon Memorial. Here's one of the six, titled United We Stand, and here are two others, God Bless America and Peace on Earth. The signed posters, which go on sale in mid-November, will cost $150 each. Max will do "poster overpaints" for $8,000 each.

Given the mission of the Pentagon and what happened there on 9/11, and the unsubtle style of Max's art, it was to be expected that he would beat the drum of national pride. The posters load up on flag art and capitalize on that great icon of American mythology, the Statue of Liberty. Unlike the contemplative design for the Pentagon Memorial itself, they're all about overstatement. If you enjoy Max's usual bright palette of loud and zealous colors, these posters are for you.

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MAXING OUT
Published: October 09, 2003
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