Peter Max (b. 1937, German/American) - "Olympic Torch Runner" (1979) - Many years before being named the official artist of the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Peter Max created this lively image for the USA 1980 Winter Olympic Games held in Lake Placid, New York. This work of art is a color screen-print. It is pencil-signed by the artist and numbered 52/175. The image measures 17" x 18 ¾” plus margins and comes matted and framed measuring 32" x 33." Ships free in the USA.
Peter Max is a pop culture icon. His bold colors, uplifting images and an uncommon artistic diversity have touched almost every phase of American culture. Peter Max has painted for six U.S. Presidents and his art is on display in Presidential Libraries and in U.S. Embassies. Max has painted the Statue of Liberty annually since America's Bicentennial and in 2000 a collage of his Lady Liberties graced the cover of 145 million Verizon phone books. Peter Max was named an official arti
