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My late friend Peter Max filled my home with art — and my life with memories

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Adams, C. (2026, September 22). My late friend Peter Max filled my home with art — and my life with memories. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/opinion/my-late-friend-peter-max-filled-my-home-with-art-and-my-life-with-memories/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-22 · by Cindy Adams

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This article is a personal reflection by an unnamed author about their friendship with artist Peter Max. The piece details shared experiences and anecdotes like visiting Max's studio and his distinctive contributions to the author's home decor. It also includes a humorous story told by comedian Gary Willner about an incident where Willner introduced Max at a club but initially failed to recognize him, leading to an embarrassing moment for both.
Written by AI on 2026-09-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Cindy Adams reminisces about her late friend Peter Max, an artist known for his vibrant and colorful work. She shared that Peter's art filled her home with more pieces than furniture, including a magazine page he transformed specifically for her image. Comedian Gary Willner recalled an incident where Cindy asked him to introduce Peter at a club in Jersey, but Gary did not recognize the famous artist on stage initially. When the spotlight hit Peter, Cindy exclaimed that he was right there, leading to a humorous moment. Peter Max was also known for painting a whole airplane for the Clinton family and making light-hearted comments about other artists like Rembrandt.

Written for “Memories Of A Late Friend” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Memories Of A Late Friend
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Claims extracted
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sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 33 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
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Outlets on this story
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Who wrote this

Cindy Adams
15 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 We may disagree, but at least he makes them.
2026-11-02 · assertive framing · United we stand, divided we vote
🔮 If another country releases evidence first, Washington should explain why Americans may learn about it from some crappy sunken island!
🔮 My own driver knows the place automatically so he could take us to this restaurant blindfolded.
🔮 They would buy out smaller doctors with the least financial futures and tiniest practices and located in the lesser communities.
🔮 With today’s fiscal restraints and wormy little tax-happy mayor, problems with many desperate to earn a living and people moving out of this city, for any tiny brick-and-mortar store to do well is a marvel.
🔮 Nobody could do that now.
🔮 News anchor’s walking on air Fox TV’s Dana Perino might be Fox’s best-looking anchor.
🔮 Opening his political circle is a tactic that is failing Mayor Zohran Mamdani Seems a hole in Crapdammy’s tight — now loosening — circle.
🔮 Yeah, we know would be nice if your pesty neighbor could move.
🔮 Zoos would term them animal trainers.
Also by Cindy Adams
United we stand, divided we vote
2026-11-02 · New York Post
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Topics

America Jersey North Dakota Our Town Wuhan

Subjects

Willner PERSON · 4× Peter PERSON · 3× America GPE · 2× Cindy PERSON · 2× Peter Max PERSON · 2× Wuhan GPE · 2× Arlene Kayatt PERSON · 1× Maxes PERSON · 1× Our Town ORG · 1× Peter Max’d PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Willner recounts that I sent him word that I was there in the club with Peter Max and would he introduce Max to the audience.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23
🔮 Comedian Gary Willner remembered this.

Claims (33 extracted, 0 hedged)

We dinner’d together. asserted
We → dinner’d → ?
I visited his studio, he visited my home. asserted
he → visit → home
I have more Maxes than furniture. asserted
I → have → furniture
When a magazine printed a full-page glossy black-and-white photo of me, he Peter Max’d the magazine’s full page. asserted
he → print → page
He did my friend Our Town columnist Arlene Kayatt’s face on a paper napkin. asserted
He → do → napkin
She framed it. asserted
She → frame → it
Comedian Gary Willner remembered this. asserted
Willner → remember → ?
“I was MC’ing a place in Jersey. asserted
I → mc’e → Jersey
In those days Peter was praying to Our Lady of the Tax Shelter. asserted
Peter → pray → Shelter
He’d even painted a whole airplane for the Clintons. asserted
He → paint → Clintons
I remember him telling Cindy: ‘Rembrandt was not really a bad painter.’ asserted
Rembrandt → remember → Cindy
Willner recounts that I sent him word that I was there in the club with Peter Max and would he introduce Max to the audience. asserted
he → recount → audience
But Willner didn’t know what Peter looked like. asserted
Peter → know → what
“The spotlight came on, the audience waited,” Willner said. asserted
Willner → come → ?
“I didn’t know what to do so I pointed to some guy in the front who shook his head no. asserted
who → know → head
Cindy jumped up and said, ‘He’s right here!’ asserted
He → jump → ?
The spotlight hit him and I said, ‘Of course, you look so young I didn’t recognize you!’ asserted
I → hit → you
Willner’s next move was to go through the floor. asserted
move → go → floor
Peter’s smiling somewhere now. asserted
Peter → smile → ?
Time to ask the immortal question, why’s Kamala wear such lousy clothes? asserted
Kamala → ask → clothes
Also the season to recall Fauci saying the pandemic didn’t begin in Wuhan. asserted
pandemic → recall → Wuhan
He meant Wuhan, North Dakota. asserted
He → mean → Wuhan
Also a bon mot that’s really bon is Rhea Perlman on husband Danny DeVito: “We’re still married. asserted
We → ’ → DeVito
We just don’t want to live together.” asserted
We → want → ?
2008 Katy Perry did her hit “I Kissed a Girl” at the MTV Latin American Awards. asserted
I → do → Awards
For finale she’d jump into a giant pink frosted cake. asserted
she → jump → cake
BUT she couldn’t then climb out. asserted
she → climb → ?
Eventually they carried her off. asserted
they → carry → her
Sofía Vergara’s dress split revealing her entire bum. asserted
dress → split → bum
Other than poor Sofía, nobody else seemed to mind. asserted
nobody → seem → Sofía
A news poll states that 82% of all people are tired of any news about the female bartender who’s limping for president. asserted
who → state → president
Such a number even includes said female bartender with that part in her hair which is dividing the news from her booze. asserted
which → include → booze
Not knowing fizz from a gin mill’s foes, her divided group even includes herself. asserted
group → know → herself
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