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Sculptor Max Weiss was born in Emmenbrücke in 1921. From 1935 to 1939 he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule [school of arts and crafts] in Lucerne, where he was taught by Max von Moos, among others. In addition to his studies, he worked in a horse stable. In 1939, he had to go to the border for military service. In 1943, he returned to Ticino to recover from an accident. Two years later, he married journalist Emilia Iten, whom he had met at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Together they moved to Cassina d’Agno in Ticino. In 1947 Weiss and his family moved to Tremona, where his painter friend Rolf Meyer lived. Here he also befriended sculptors such as Lynn Chadwick, Olivier Strebelle, Kenneth Armitage and Xavier Corbero. From the mid-1950s he took part in numerous group exhibitions, such as at the Kunstmuseum Luzern and the Centro Internazionale d’Arte in Stabio. He started to show his works in solo exhibitions in 1962. Weiss died in Tremona in 1996. A year later, his daughter Irene opened his studio, which is home to an important collection of his works, to the public.
Sculptor Max Weiss was born in Emmenbrücke in 1921. From 1935 to 1939 he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule [school of arts and crafts] in Lucerne, where he was taught by Max von Moos, among others. In addition to his studies, he worked in a horse stable. In 1939, he had to go to the border for military service. In 1943, he returned to Ticino to recover from an accident. Two years later, he married journalist Emilia Iten, whom he had met at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Together they moved to Cassina d’Agno in Ticino. In 1947 Weiss and his family moved to Tremona, where his painter friend Rolf Meyer lived. Here he also befriended sculptors such as Lynn Chadwick, Olivier Strebelle, Kenneth Armitage and Xavier Corbero. From the mid-1950s he took part in numerous group exhibitions, such as at the Kunstmuseum Luzern and the Centro Internazionale d’Arte in Stabio. He started to show his works in solo exhibitions in 1962. Weiss died in Tremona in 1996. A year later, his daughter Irene opened his studio, which is home to an important collection of his works, to the public.