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20th century. Known for: Super real automobile painter.
Peter Maier was born with "gasoline in his blood." Trained at an early age by his German father to be a precision machinist, Maier was always intrigued by the automobile and motorcycle. Maier went on... Read full biography
Peter Maier was born with "gasoline in his blood." Trained at an early age by his German father to be a precision machinist, Maier was always intrigued by the automobile and motorcycle. Maier went on to graduate from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, with degrees in Industrial Design and Fine... Read full biography
Peter Maier was born with "gasoline in his blood." Trained at an early age by his German father to be a precision machinist, Maier was always intrigued by the automobile and motorcycle. Maier went on to graduate from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, with degrees in Industrial Design and Fine Art. He was then hired by General Motors at age 20. After his return from Vietnam in 1969, Maier became Senior Automotive Designer for Chevrolet, Pontiac and Cadillac Motor Divisions. Maier always... Read full biography
Peter Maier was born with "gasoline in his blood." Trained at an early age by his German father to be a precision machinist, Maier was always intrigued by the automobile and motorcycle. Maier went on to graduate from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, with degrees in Industrial Design and Fine Art. He was then hired by General Motors at age 20. After his return from Vietnam in 1969, Maier became Senior Automotive Designer for Chevrolet, Pontiac and Cadillac Motor Divisions. Maier always wanted to pursue his interest of painting the automobile and motorcycle in a life-size format in a fine art manner, but utilizing actual automotive paint to do so. In 1980, under very good terms, Maier left General Motors to pursue that goal. It took... Read full biography
Peter Maier was born with "gasoline in his blood." Trained at an early age by his German father to be a precision machinist, Maier was always intrigued by the automobile and motorcycle. Maier went on to graduate from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, with degrees in Industrial Design and Fine Art. He was then hired by General Motors at age 20. After his return from Vietnam in 1969, Maier became Senior Automotive Designer for Chevrolet, Pontiac and Cadillac Motor Divisions. Maier always wanted to pursue his interest of painting the automobile and motorcycle in a life-size format in a fine art manner, but utilizing actual automotive paint to do so. In 1980, under very good terms, Maier left General Motors to pursue that goal. It took awhile, but with his ties in the automotive industry, Maier approached DuPont. In turn, DuPont supplied him with their sta... Read full biography
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