Wednesday 15 June 2022 08:49 PM Family of famed pop artist Peter Max, 84, say he's being abused by ... trends now
The family of dementia-suffering artist Peter Max have accused his court-appointed guardian of abuse, claiming she has forced him into 'involuntary isolation'.
German-born Max, 84, became an icon in the global art world in the 1960s. He now lives in New York City and has been under the care of court-appointed guardian Barbara Lissner for the last three years.
Now, Peter's 55-year-old daughter Libra is fighting to break the guardianship. She alleges that Lissner has stolen or wasted $16million fortune, and that she is keeping him away from friends and family.
In 2019, Max's second wife Mary took her own life amid claims that she was exploiting his dementia for financial gain.
Artist Peter Max, 84, is shown in a recent video posted online by his daughter Libra who says he is trapped in an abusive guardianship. Max has Alzheimer's and his daughter says he is being held in 'involuntary isolation'
Peter Max shown in 2012 before his Alzheimer's set in. He is a well-known figure in the art world and best known for his bright, colorful work
Court-appointed guardian Barbara Lissner. She was tasked with handling Peter Max's affairs after his wife died in 2019
After her suicide, New York appointed Lissner to be Max's guardian. In the years since, she says Lissner has locked her father away from everyone who loves him.
She has shared videos of him explicitly telling her that Lissner is not in control of who he is and isn't allowed to see.
In her most recent court filing on Tuesday, Libra said that Lissner is deliberately withholding information about her father's health from her.
'My father should never have been put into a guardianship in the first place, and he should not be in one now.
'[He] has a loving daughter, me, and he has been begging for me to come care
