Ice Machine, Los Angeles

1978

Max Yavno

Associated Names
Max Yavno

Artist, American, 1911 - 1985

This is a photograph of an ice vending machine at night. The image features a large white vending machine with the word "ICE" displayed prominently. The photograph is taken in black and white, with strong artificial lighting creating sharp shadows around the machine. The pricing information for different types of ice is shown on the right side of the machine. The overall mood of the photograph is moody and mysterious, highlighting the isolated presence of the vending machine against the dark backdrop of night.
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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): 39.2 x 49 cm (15 7/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
    support: 50.9 x 60.6 cm (20 1/16 x 23 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.94.9

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.50.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Yavno; lower right verso in graphite: Yavno '78 / 7207 Melrose Ave / Los Angeles 90046; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: ICE / YA-034.3. / D-00

Wikidata ID

Q64157859

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