Garage Doors, San Francisco

1947

Max Yavno

Associated Names
Max Yavno

Artist, American, 1911 - 1985

The image shows a building facade with a steeply sloped street in front. The focus is on the stucco surface, light and shadows creating geometric shapes. The photographic style highlights sharp contrasts, showcasing texture and shadows from architectural elements. The color palette is monochrome with black, white, and gray shades. A slope leads to garage doors, and rows of windows are visible in the distance. Triangular shadows add visual depth, while upper windows stand out with contrasting frames.
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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): 38.9 x 49.2 cm (15 5/16 x 19 3/8 in.)
    support: 55.5 x 70.8 cm (21 7/8 x 27 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.94.6

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.32.

Inscriptions

all on mount: lower right in graphite: Yavno; lower right verso in graphite: Garage Doors 32 (on sticker) / San Francisco 1947 / Leonard Vernon / YA-025.2

Wikidata ID

Q64157854

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