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Peter and max, a fables novel, in which bill willingham gives prose writing a shot and succeeds more serviceably than spectacularly. There are moments of grandeur and cleverness, especially the chapter that reunites bo little bo peep and peter peter piperand the final duel between peter and his evil older brother max piper. Peter max one of the most famous of all living artists, peter max is also a pop culture icon. Peter max is surely a core of american pop art that contains continuous 60s cultural background and german background expressionism. Peter max describes his bestknown works as surrealist in nature, with figures, for example, soaring in and out of rainbows and skies. Colorful and cosmic, peter maxs art has been an integral part of contemporary american culture for more than three decades. Riley ii, peter max the art of peter max charles a. Ii peter max published by new york abrams 2002 2002 the art of peter max.