# Peter Max died at age 88. Psychedelic Artist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, arts-crafts\ **Created:** [September 17, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-max-died-at-age-88-psychedelic-artist/1033142 "2026-09-17T08:32:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-max-died-at-age-88-psychedelic-artist/1033142/1 "2026-09-17T08:32:24Z")
A fixture of the 60s and 70s. The inspiration for the look of the Yellow Submarine movie. [https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/peter-max-known-groovy-art-that-came-symbolize-60s-dies-88-2026-09-17/](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/peter-max-known-groovy-art-that-came-symbolize-60s-dies-88-2026-09-17/) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-max-died-at-age-88-psychedelic-artist/1033142/2 "2026-09-17T10:41:16Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > A fixture of the 60s and 70s. > The inspiration for the look of the Yellow Submarine movie. I know what you mean, but people would dispute the statement. Max wasn’t directly involved with the film. The artistic design was the work of German artist Heinz Edelmann, who was a fan of Max’s style and apparently called himself “The German Peter Max”. Max’s own work showed up in lots of weird places – designs for clock faces, an animated TV commercial for 7-Up, the cover for the January 20000 issue of _Playboy_… There’s plenty of genuine Peter Max art out there. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-max-died-at-age-88-psychedelic-artist/1033142/3 "2026-09-17T13:23:31Z")
I read that news yesterday and had one of those “I thought he was already dead” moments. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-max-died-at-age-88-psychedelic-artist/1033142/4 "2026-09-17T13:46:28Z")
I didn’t know he was still alive. My character’s name in _Cut Up_ (1994) was intentionally called ‘Peter Max’. (There was also a character called ‘Azure Canine’. The film took place in New Orleans.) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-max-died-at-age-88-psychedelic-artist/1033142/5 "2026-09-17T13:58:25Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > the cover for the January 20000 issue of _Playboy_ You have to give the editors credit for their long term planning. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-max-died-at-age-88-psychedelic-artist/1033142/6 "2026-09-18T14:25:30Z")
Just saw his obit pic. I thought it was John Waters at first.