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Woodcuts and Linoleum Blocks by Max Weber
Artist
Max Weber
(American, 1881-1961)
Date1956
Mediumbound book, featuring woodcut and linoleum prints
DimensionsOverall: 10 in. × 6 7/8 in. (25.4 × 17.5 cm)
Credit LineDirector's Fund
Exhibition History"American Perspectives: Modernism from the Collection," KIA Long Gallery (Apr. 25 - Aug. 30, 2009).
"American Perspectives on Modernism" KIA Traveling Exhibition, University of Mary Washington (Jan. 26 - Apr. 2, 2017).
"American Perspectives on Modernism" KIA Traveling Exhibition, Hoyt Art Center, New Castle, PA (Sept. 14 - Nov. 12, 2021).Label TextLike other early 20th century artists, Max Weber felt a special closeness with the images and techniques of the African carvers. Weber became particularly fond of the woodcut, creating many on small scraps of basswood with a penknife. In these simple images, the artist found a creative truth that conventional realism could not provide. With an attitude very close to that of the African artist he wrote: "Every bit of material contains a work of art. To bring to light the hidden beauty, the artist must establish spiritual intimacy with, and respect for his material."
