About Max Band
Lived 1901 – 1974 (aged 73). Max Band was a Lithuanian painter and sculptor.
Max Band (21 August 1901 – 8 November 1974) was a Litvak landscape artist born in Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania, the son of Abraham K. Band and Anna Tumpowsky.
Band enrolled in an art school in Berlin in 1920, and he then lived in Paris from 1922 to 1940. He held his first exhibit in New York in 1927, and he was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Roosevelt in 1934.
Aside from painting, Band wrote the art guide History of Contemporary Art (1935).
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Who was Max Band?
Lithuanian artist (1901-1974)
When was Max Band born?
Max Band was born on 21 August 1901 in Kudirkos Naumiestis.
When did Max Band die?
Max Band died on 8 November 1974 in Hollywood.
What was Max Band's occupation?
Max Band was a painter and sculptor.
What nationality was Max Band?
Max Band was Lithuanian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Max Band. https://biography.guide/max-band/
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