[Rosenberg Galleries, New York, until 1948; sold to MMA]
New York. Rosenberg Galleries. "Recent Paintings by Max Weber," October 27–November 15, 1947, no. 8.
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. "1947 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting," December 6, 1947–January 25, 1948, no. 158.
Cincinnati Art Museum. "An American Show: Louis Bouché, Edward Hopper, Walt Kuhn, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, John Marin, Max Weber," October 1–November 2, 1948, no. 83.
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. "Max Weber Retrospective Exhibition," February 5–March 27, 1949, no. 77.
Minneapolis. Walker Art Center. "Max Weber Retrospective Exhibition," April 17–May 29, 1949, no. 77.
Palm Beach, Fla. Society of the Four Arts. "From the Armory Show to the Present," March 9–31, 1950, no. 52.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "20th Century Painters: A Special Exhibition of Oils, Water Colors and Drawings Selected from the Collections of American Art in the Metropolitan Museum," June 16–October 29, 1950, unnum. brochure (p. 12).
Winnipeg Art Gallery. "European and American Paintings," January 21–February 17, 1951.
Hempstead, N. Y. Hofstra College. "Metropolitan Museum Masterpieces," June 26–September 1, 1952, brochure no. 54.
Seattle Art Museum. "Expressionism," November 5, 1952–January 4, 1953, no catalogue.
Seattle Art Museum. "Contemporary American Painting and Sculpture," February 4–April 5, 1953, unnum. brochure.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Painting, 1754–1954," December 18, 1953–September 1954, no catalogue.
Hartford, Conn. Wadsworth Atheneum. "Twentieth Century Painting from Three Cities: New York, New Haven, Hartford," October 19–December 4, 1955, no. 54.
New York. Downtown Gallery. "Max Weber: The Figure in Retrospect 1906–1958," November 11–December 6, 1958, no. 28.
New York. American Academy of Arts and Letters. "Max Weber 1881–1961, Memorial Exhibition: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture," January 19–February 18, 1962, no. 10.
Boston University Art Gallery. "Max Weber 1881–1961, Memorial Exhibition: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture," March 10–31, 1962, no. 10.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts. "Contemporary and Ancient Art: An Exhibition Sponsored by the Women's Division of the Minneapolis Federation for Jewish Service and Honoring the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary," April 7–21, 1963, brochure no. 40.
University of California, Santa Barbara. "First Comprehensive Retrospective Exhibition in the West of Oils, Gouaches, Pastels, Drawings, and Graphic Works by Max Weber (1881–1961)," February 6–March 3, 1968, no. 44.
San Francisco. California Palace of the Legion of Honor. "First Comprehensive Retrospective Exhibition in the West of Oils, Gouaches, Pastels, Drawings, and Graphic Works by Max Weber (1881–1961)," April 19–May 19, 1968, no. 44.
Phoenix Museum of Art. "First Comprehensive Retrospective Exhibition in the West of Oils, Gouaches, Pastels, Drawings, and Graphic Works by Max Weber (1881–1961)," May 28–June 25, 1968, no. 44.
Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego. "First Comprehensive Retrospective Exhibition in the West of Oils, Gouaches, Pastels, Drawings, and Graphic Works by Max Weber (1881–1961)," July 5–August 18, 1968, no. 44.
Staten Island Museum. "20th Century American Paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 9–28, 1978, brochure no. 11.
Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Art Museum. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 9–April 21, 1985, unnumbered cat. (p. 129).
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Museum of Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 5–June 30, 1985, unnumbered cat.
New York. National Academy of Design. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," July 16–September 1, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Evanston, Ill. Terra Museum of American Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 15–November 10, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," November 12, 1985–January 19, 1986, unnumbered cat.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 9–March 30, 1986, unnumbered cat.
St. Paul. Minnesota Museum of Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 20–June 8, 1986, unnumbered cat.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "14 Americans," July 16, 1990–January 2, 1991, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Painting: 1905–1950," April 19–October 7, 1991, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Max Weber from the Collection," March 9–June 13, 1999, no catalogue.
H. D. "Weber, Gonzales, Drewes." New York Times (November 2, 1947), p. X9, reviews Exh. New York 1947.
Judith Kaye Reed. "New Webers Distinguished by Lyric Color." Art Digest 22 (November 1, 1947), p. 15, reviews Exh. New York 1947.
Mary Cole. "Max Weber Transcends Influences on His Art." Star Tribune (April 24, 1949), p. C29.
Arthur Millier. "Weber's Works Held Among Best in Nation." Los Angeles Times (February 20, 1949), p. IV6, ill.
Robert Beverly Hale. 100 American Painters of the 20th Century: Works Selected from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1950, ill. p. 49.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Miniatures. Vol. 17, album W, Twentieth-Century American Painters. New York, 1950, unpaginated, no. 22, ill. (color).
"Palm Beach Progressives." Art News 49 (March 1950), p. 57.
Doris Brian. "The Metropolitan's American Policy—A Long View, No Blind Flying." Art Digest 24 (July 1, 1950), p. 9.
"Coast-to-Coast: 'Of the Inner Man'." Art Digest 27 (November 15, 1952), p. 13.
Francis Henry Taylor. Fifty Centuries of Art. New York, 1954, ill. p. 184 (color).
Dorothy Grafly. "The Weathervane: Two Centuries of American Painting." American Artist 18 (April 1954), p. 66, ill. p. 40.
Albert Ten Eyck Gardner. A Concise Catalogue of the American Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1957, p. 49.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide to the Collections: American Paintings. New York, 1962, p. 24.
Alfred Werner. Max Weber. New York, 1975, pl. 145.
Lowery Stokes Sims. The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Jacksonville Art Museum. New York, 1984, pp. 10, 115, 128–29, ill.
Wynne Delacoma. "Challenge of the Human Figure: Terra Museum Exhibit Traces a Form Through Modern American Art." Chicago Sun-Times (October 13, 1985), p. 20.
Piri Halasz. "Manhattan Museums: The 1940s vs. the 1980s; Part Two: The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Arts Magazine 59 (March 1985), pp. 92–93, 96.
Beatriz Cordero inThe Irascibles: Painters Against the Museum, New York, 1950. Ed. Bradford R. Collins et al. Exh. cat., Fundación Juan March. Madrid, 2020, p. 82.
Max Weber (American (born former Russian Empire, now Poland), Bialystok 1881–1961 Great Neck, New York)
1910
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