Peter Max (born October 19, 1937 as Peter Finkelstein) is an American Pop artist. Max was born in Berlin, Germany and raised in Shanghai, China and in Israel before his family settled in the United States in 1953.

The young artist trained in New York at the Art Students League, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts. After completing his studies, Peter Max opened a design studio and gained success as a designer for books, posters and products. Max closed his studio in 1964 and began making his signature colorful silkscreens.