LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los
Angeles (MOCA), announced a generous gift of $435,000 from the estate of
renowned Los Angeles photographer Max Yavno, nearly 25 years after his death.
Yavno, who died in 1985, was an accomplished fine art and commercial
photographer known for his social documentation and sensitive depiction of urban
realism. Said Stephen McAvoy, successor executor of the estate of Max Yavno and
retired controller of City National Bank, “I am amazed and pleased that 25 years
after Max’s death, these funds are still able to benefit the museum, and are
eligible to be matched by the generous grant given to the museum by The Broad
Foundation.”