Our terrible desire to rake through her remains Sep 16, 2008
Charisma is inexplicable, as sociologist Max Weber explains it, in the early-20th-century work on the "trait." This trait, he argues, isolates a certain person, who is regarded to possess supernatural qualities that are divine in nature. Further, these qualities are immortal: Witness Jesus Christ. (Globe and Mail)
Sneak Peek At Walker's Pablo Picasso Exhibit Jun 14, 2007
Among the American artists Picasso influenced was Max Weber. "Weber was the first artist to introduce Picasso to America," said Engeberg. (WCCO.com, MN)
Alfred Chandler, Pulitzer winner, leading business historian May 14, 2007
As a graduate student, Dr. Chandler became strongly influenced by the work of social scientists Talcott Parsons and Max Weber, as well as economist Joseph Schumpeter. Their interest in structures, comparative approaches, and sociological interpretation would be an important element in his own work. (Boston Globe)
Corcoran shows own Hirshhorns Mar 11, 2007
He clumps women's portraits by Alex Katz, Edward Hopper, Max Weber and Mr. Rivers (his "Olga" is one of the exhibit's standouts); places geometrized works by Richard Anuszkiewicz, Ellsworth Kelly and Frank Stella together; and groups fanciful Calders that include "Butterfly" (1966), "13 Leaves" (1967), "Jungle (Animals)" (1970), and "Mr. and Mrs. J.H.H." (1966), a hilarious "portrait" of the Hirshhorns as blacks whooping it up. Page 1 of 2. (Washington Times, DC)
A Vivid Account Mar 3, 2007
REVIEW / SFMOMA exhibition demonstrates how large Picasso loomed over American art. " It sends the visitor away with a sense of every modern artwork as the product of many minds, however many hands may have formed it. Picasso and American Art: Paintings, sculpture and works on paper. Through May 28. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St., San Francisco. (415) 357-4000, . E-mail Kenneth Baker at . This article appeared on page E - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle FromColma Buick... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Picasso's Influence On American Artists Jan 22, 2007
In 1909, Max Weber studied in Paris and became one of the few American artists to ever actually meet the master. Webber was the first to bring a Picasso into this country. (CBS News)
