“PETER MAX” GALLERY PROMOTIONAL BUTTON CIRCA 1989 FOR “FORTY GORBYS.”
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Auction #199 - Part II
Item numbers 973 through 2378 in auction 199
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Item Description
This 1.25” button has inscription next to the portrait “©/PM/89.” In addition, the rim reads “Peter Max/Access Gallery/NYC/Forty Gorbys/Moscow Pop.” As the Peter Max official web site bio states: “In 1989, For The 20th Anniversary Of Woodstock, Max Was Asked To Create World’s Largest Rock-N-Roll Stage For The Moscow Peace Festival” (see next item). Soon After The Festival, In October, 1989, Max Unveiled His ’40 Gorbys.’ A colorful homage To Mikhail Gorbachev. Prophetically, A Few Weeks Later, Communism Fell In Eastern Europe And Max Was Selected To Receive A 7,000 Pound Section Of The Berlin Wall, Which Was Installed On The Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Intrepid Museum. Using A Hammer And Chisel, Max Carved A Dove From Within The Stone And Placed It On Top Of The Wall To Set It Free.” Only example we’ve seen of this button which is Mint.
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