Peter Max Retrospective Heads To Nashville In September

A museum-like retrospective of pop artist legend Peter Max‘s works will be on display and available to acquisition this Fall at Nashville’s Bennett Galleries. PETER MAX RETROSPECTIVE – THE COLLECTED WORKS 1960-2017, a newly-curated and highly-anticipated collection from Pop Artist legend Peter Max that spans decades of celebrity portraiture and pop influence, will be exhibited at Bennett Sept. 16-24. An uncrating event will be held Sept. 15 and gallery receptions will be held Sept. 23-24.

Now in the sixth decade of his renowned and prolific art career, the exhibition features Max’s most famous works and premieres never-before-seen archival photos and footage from his early career. Noted Curator & Peter Max historian Lesley Smith will be in-gallery throughout the art receptions offering historical perspective, legendary anecdotal “behind the scenes” stories and discussions about the life, times and influences of Max.

This extraordinary presentation also includes Music’s most famous portraiture, and all artwork is available for acquisition. He has been commissioned to paint portraits of Lionel Richie, Tom Petty, David Bowie, Taylor Swift and many more, and the Nashville exhibit will feature Max’s iconic and most influential pieces, among them “Statue of Liberty,” Max’s famous “Flag” pieces, “Umbrella Man” and the prestigious “Cosmic Runner.” Admission is complimentary, and all events are open to the public.

Max has painted for the past seven U.S. Presidents and his art is on display in museums, presidential libraries and in U.S. Embassies across the globe.  He has been the Official artist of the Grammys, five NFL Super Bowls, the 2006 Olympics, the World Cup USA, The World Series, The U.S. Open, The Indy 500, The NYC Marathon and The Kentucky Derby.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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