The Ferry Building, San Francisco

1947

Max Yavno

Associated Names
Max Yavno

Artist, American, 1911 - 1985

This is a photograph of the entrance of a grand building with large arches and columns. The photograph captures the facade of an architectural structure showing three arched doorways with latticework patterns in the panels and windows above. The entrance contrasts with the stone and pavement surroundings. A smooth, reflective surface on the ground suggests recent rain or maintenance. The pavement and street extend in front of the building, guiding the viewer's eye across the composition. The photograph gives a sense of historical significance or architectural grandeur.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print mounted on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Marjorie and Leonard Vernon

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.5 x 34 cm (9 5/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
    support: 40.5 x 50.8 cm (15 15/16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.94.4


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marjorie and Leonard Vernon, Los Angeles, CA; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • The Photography of Max Yavno. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981: illus.pl.34.

Inscriptions

all on mount: lower right in graphite: Yavno; lower left in graphite: YA-7; lower right in graphite: Ferry Bldg / YA-007.1 / B-105A

Wikidata ID

Q64157852

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