Stephen Shore

(American, born 1947)

Stephen Shore is a contemporary American photographer best known for his color images of street corners, plates of food, suburban baseball fields, and parking lots. These subjects are cast with a strange significance by the artist, and embody his belief that the photographic medium is in essence a record of being observant. “I discovered that this camera was the technical means in photography of communicating what the world looks like in a state of heightened awareness,” Shore reflected. “And it’s that awareness of really looking at the everyday world with clear and focused attention that I’m interested in.” Born on October 8, 1947 in New York, NY, Shore began photographing seriously in 1961. That same year, he sold three prints to Edward Steichen, the curator of photography at The Museum of Modern Art at the time. Shore spent his late teens and early 20s hanging out in Andy Warhol’s Factory, documenting the eccentric members of the avant-garde who passed through, in a manner similar to that of the street photographer Robert Frank. In 1971, at the age of 23, he became the first living photographer to be the subject of a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. During the following decade, he road-tripped through America and Canada, producing a defining series of work which culminated in 1982 with his book, Uncommon Places. Since then, Shore has acted as the director of Bard College’s photography department and continued his exploration of the medium. In 2017, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) debuted a comprehensive survey exhibition of Shore, including his early black-and-white works, color prints, digital photographs, and Instagram posts. The artist currently lives and works in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.

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Fifth Street and Broadway, Eureka,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Fifth Street and Broadway, Eureka,..., 1974

Sale Date: June 28, 2018

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Garden at Giverny, 1977–1982

Stephen Shore

Garden at Giverny, 1977–1982

Sale Date: June 18, 2018

Auction Closed

Cal. 177, Desert Center, California, 1976

Stephen Shore

Cal. 177, Desert Center, California, 1976

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

Auction Closed

Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, August , 1974

Stephen Shore

Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, August , 1974

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Timberline Hotel, Banff, Alberta, August 2,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Timberline Hotel, Banff, Alberta, August 2,..., 1974

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Robert and Lucille Wehrly, Coos Bay, Oregon, , 1974

Stephen Shore

Robert and Lucille Wehrly, Coos Bay, Oregon, , 1974

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

U.S. 10, Post Falls, Idaho, August 25, 1974, 1974

Stephen Shore

U.S. 10, Post Falls, Idaho, August 25, 1974, 1974

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Monticello, Utah, 1978, 1978

Stephen Shore

Monticello, Utah, 1978, 1978

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Market Street, San Francisco, California,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Market Street, San Francisco, California,..., 1974

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Coronado Street, Los Angeles, California,..., 1975

Stephen Shore

Coronado Street, Los Angeles, California,..., 1975

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

U.S. 93, Kingman, Arizona, July 2, 1975, 1975

Stephen Shore

U.S. 93, Kingman, Arizona, July 2, 1975, 1975

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Second Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, December 19, , 1976

Stephen Shore

Second Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, December 19, , 1976

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona, December..., 1976

Stephen Shore

Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona, December..., 1976

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

East Walnut Street, Roswell, New Mexico,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

East Walnut Street, Roswell, New Mexico,..., 1974

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Sunset Terrace, Amarillo, Texas, October 2,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Sunset Terrace, Amarillo, Texas, October 2,..., 1974

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Brewster County, Texas, 1988, 1988

Stephen Shore

Brewster County, Texas, 1988, 1988

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

M 1/2 Avenue, Galveston, Texas, July 20, 1975, 1975

Stephen Shore

M 1/2 Avenue, Galveston, Texas, July 20, 1975, 1975

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Center Street and West Third Street, Little..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Center Street and West Third Street, Little..., 1974

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 13, 1978, 1978

Stephen Shore

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 13, 1978, 1978

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Fort Lauderdale Yankee Stadium, Fort..., 1978

Stephen Shore

Fort Lauderdale Yankee Stadium, Fort..., 1978

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Backyard off U.S. 98, Apalachicola, Florida, , 1976

Stephen Shore

Backyard off U.S. 98, Apalachicola, Florida, , 1976

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

U.S. 27, Moore Haven, Florida, November 15,..., 1977

Stephen Shore

U.S. 27, Moore Haven, Florida, November 15,..., 1977

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Miami Beach, Florida, November 13, 1977, 1977

Stephen Shore

Miami Beach, Florida, November 13, 1977, 1977

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

Heart of Palm Beach Motel, Palm Beach,..., 1977

Stephen Shore

Heart of Palm Beach Motel, Palm Beach,..., 1977

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

Auction Closed

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