Overlooked but not forgotten, artist Peter Max has designed a limited edition of a half-dozen
patriotic posters to help raise $1 million for the proposed
Pentagon Memorial. Here’s one of the six, titled United We Stand, and here are two others, God Bless America and Peace on
Earth. The signed posters, which go on sale in
mid-November, will cost $150 each. Max will do “poster overpaints” for $8,000 each.
Given the mission of the Pentagon and what happened there on 9/11, and the unsubtle
style of Max’s art, it was to be expected that he would beat the drum of national pride. The
posters load up on flag art and capitalize on that great icon of American mythology, the Statue of
Liberty. Unlike the contemplative design for the Pentagon Memorial
itself, they’re all about overstatement. If you enjoy Max’s usual bright palette of loud and
zealous colors, these posters are for you.
