Health Is Beautiful 1971 U.S. Poster
About the Item
- Creator:Peter Max (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1971
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:
Peter Max
Born Peter Max Finkelstein in Berlin in 1937, psychedelic Pop art icon Peter Max spent the first part of his childhood in Shanghai after his parents emigrated from Germany to flee the Nazis. While there, Max developed his deep interest in American pop culture — namely comic books, jazz and cinema. Max’s paintings, graphic design and illustrations, which were inspired by these interests, were also informed by his experience with synesthesia, a sensory condition that causes him to see music and hear color.
After relocating to Haifa, Israel, then Paris, where he spent a significant amount of time in sketching classes at the Louvre, a teenage Max and his family finally moved to the United States, settling in Brooklyn. Max enrolled in the Art Students League of New York in 1956, training under Frank J. Reilly, and then the School of Visual Arts. Throughout art school, Max focused on photorealism, but he found the style too restrictive. When he graduated and opened his graphic design studio with friends in 1962, he began experimenting with abstraction and color — just in time for the psychedelic era.
The technicolor works for which Max would become known are characterized by big and bold graphic qualities — not dissimilar to what you’d find in his beloved comic books. Some deeper themes emerged across his work too: Max spent a good portion of the 1960s and 1970s creating his signature cosmic style, inspired by his fascination with astronomy and Eastern philosophies.
For Max and his partners, the graphic design business was highly successful, with commissions rolling in from advertising agencies, magazines and even Hollywood in the form of movie posters. The artist was featured on the cover of Life in 1969, and by the 1970s, he was practically a household name. Max's body of work extended into product design, including a line of clocks for General Electric, while his domination of the commercial art scene continued for decades. He was commissioned to paint a postage stamp honoring the World’s Fair of 1974 (Expo ‘74); a Statue of Liberty series in which some proceeds went on to fund the statue’s restoration; posters and other advertising materials for major events like the Super Bowl, the U.S. Open and the Grammys; a Dale Earnhardt race car; and even the hull of the Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship.
Commercial activities aside, Max has long been the subject of many museum exhibitions, from his first solo show in 1970, “The World of Peter Max,” at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco to 2016's “Peter Max: 50 Years of Cosmic Dreaming” at the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida. Today, his work belongs to the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and other institutions.
Find an explosively vibrant collection of Peter Max paintings, prints and other works on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: New York, NY
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Bananas 1971 U.S. One Sheet Film PosterBy Jack DavisLocated in New York, NYOriginal 1971 U.S. one sheet poster by Jack Davis for. Fine condition, folded. Many original posters were issued folded or were subsequently folded. Please note: the size is stated i...Category
Vintage 1970s American Posters
MaterialsPaper
- THX 1138 1971 U.S. One Sheet Film PosterLocated in New York, NYOriginal 1971 U.S. one sheet poster for the film THX 1138 directed by George Lucas with Robert Duvall / Donald Pleasence / Don Pedro Colley / Maggie McOm...Category
Vintage 1970s American Posters
MaterialsPaper
- "Something Big" 1971 U.S. Three Sheet Film PosterLocated in New York, NYOriginal 1971 U.S. three sheet poster for the film “Something Big” directed by Andrew V. McLaglen with Dean Martin / Brian Keith / Carol White / Hon...Category
Vintage 1970s American Posters
MaterialsPaper
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 U.S. One Sheet Film PosterLocated in New York, NYOriginal 1971 U.S. one sheet poster for the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory directed by Mel Stuart with Gene Wilder / Jack Albertson / Peter Ostru...Category
Vintage 1970s American Posters
MaterialsPaper
- "The Sorrow and the Pity" 1971 U.S. One Sheet Film PosterLocated in New York, NYOriginal 1971 U.S. one sheet poster for. Very good-fine condition, folded with pinholes. Many original posters were issued folded or were subsequently folded. Please note: the size i...Category
Vintage 1970s American Posters
MaterialsPaper
- The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1968 U.S. Subway Card Film PosterLocated in New York, NYOriginal 1968 U.S. subway card poster for the film The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter directed by Robert Ellis Miller with Alan Arkin / Sondra Locke / Laurinda Barrett / Stacy Keach. Fine ...Category
Vintage 1960s American Posters
MaterialsPaper
- Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Physical Education Is Health Football VodkaLocated in London, GBOriginal vintage Soviet propaganda poster - Physical education is health! The only way! / ??????????? ????????! ?????? ???! Great design depicting a football smashing a bottle of vod...Category
Vintage 1980s Russian Posters
MaterialsPaper
- Original Vintage Poster Noise Is Dangerous Royal Air Force Health Safety WarningLocated in London, GBOriginal vintage RAF Royal Air Force health and safety poster with the warning - Noise Is Dangerous Use Your Ear Plugs - in red and bold white reverberating l...Category
Vintage 1960s British Posters
MaterialsPaper
- Winslow Health & Hygiene Poster, Dental HygieneBy Denoyer-GeppertLocated in Peekskill, NYThis is one of the best posters from the 1930s Winslow classroom series. The graphics are Silhouette against a dramatic black background... unique to these posters. Black was used so...Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Posters
- 1971. Tuan, Poster / AdvertBy Archi DesignLocated in Perpignan, FRauthentic 70s poster / vintage. Exhbition poster from museum in Paris. design by the artist Tuan. In good condition.Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Original Vintage Poster Everything Is More Beautiful With A Peugeot 402 Car ArtBy GirardLocated in London, GBOriginal vintage car advertising poster - Tout est plus beau ... avec une Peugeot / Everything is more beautiful ... with a Peu...Category
Vintage 1930s French Posters
MaterialsPaper
- 1971 Get Carter Original Vintage PosterBy John Van HamersveldLocated in Winchester, GBWritten and directed by Mike Hodges in his feature debut, "Get Carter" was released in 1971. Receiving a somewhat mixed reception upon its original release, it wasn't until the 1990s...Category
Vintage 1970s Posters
MaterialsPaper