The Leg
Artist
Max Yavno
(American, 1911 - 1985)
Date1949
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 13 7/16 × 10 3/8 inches (34.13 × 26.35 cm)
Mount: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 inches (50.48 × 40.48 cm)
Mount: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 inches (50.48 × 40.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2981
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "Yavno"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a giant sculpture of a woman's leg on top of a building which is lit up at night.Gallery LabelTo attract the attention of would-be customers driving through Los Angeles, this advertiser created a sign in the shape of an enormous, sculpted woman’s leg to sell their product: Sanderson Stockings.
Max Yavno began as a social documentary photographer. He worked for the Works Progress Administration between 1936 and 1942 and served as a member of the Photo League in New York, a group of liberal-minded, socially conscious photographers. After serving in World War II, Yavno moved to California and specialized in street scenes in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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