In 1956, Max began his formal art training at the Art Students League of New York in Manhattan, studying anatomy, figure drawing and composition under Frank J. Reilly who had studied at the League alongside Norman Rockwell.
В 1956 Макс окончил "Lafayette High School" в Нью-Йорке, затем нью-йоркский Институт Пратта, "Art Students League of New York" и Школу визуального искусства, где учился у Нормана Роквелла.