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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Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach,..., 1973

Stephen Shore

Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach,..., 1973

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Key Largo, Florida, November 10, 1977, 1977

Stephen Shore

Key Largo, Florida, November 10, 1977, 1977

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Cumberland Street, Charleston, South..., 1975

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Cumberland Street, Charleston, South..., 1975

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Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina,..., 1975

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Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina,..., 1975

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West Market Street and North Eugene Street,..., 1976

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West Market Street and North Eugene Street,..., 1976

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Lee Cramer, Bel Air, Maryland, 1983, 1983

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Lee Cramer, Bel Air, Maryland, 1983, 1983

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Twentieth Street and Spruce Street,..., 1974

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Twentieth Street and Spruce Street,..., 1974

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Kimballs Lane, Moody, Maine, July 17, 1974, 1974

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Kimballs Lane, Moody, Maine, July 17, 1974, 1974

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Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, California,..., 1974

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Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, California,..., 1974

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Country Club Road, Tucson, Arizona, December , 1976

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Country Club Road, Tucson, Arizona, December , 1976

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Washington Avenue, North Adams,..., 1974

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Washington Avenue, North Adams,..., 1974

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Main Street, Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, August , 1974

Stephen Shore

Main Street, Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, August , 1974

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Kenora, Ontario, August 16, 1974, 1974

Stephen Shore

Kenora, Ontario, August 16, 1974, 1974

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Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, August..., 1974

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Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, August..., 1974

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Natural Bridge, New York, July 31, 1974, 1974

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Natural Bridge, New York, July 31, 1974, 1974

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Marland Street, Hobbs, New Mexico, February..., 1975

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Marland Street, Hobbs, New Mexico, February..., 1975

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Room 131, Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge,..., 1974

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Room 131, Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge,..., 1974

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Yucatán, Mexico, 1990, 1990

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Yucatán, Mexico, 1990, 1990

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Jackson, Wyoming, September 2, 1979, 1979

Stephen Shore

Jackson, Wyoming, September 2, 1979, 1979

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Graig Nettles, Fort Lauderdale, Florida,..., 1978

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Graig Nettles, Fort Lauderdale, Florida,..., 1978

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

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Hob Nob Restaurant, Florida, Mass., July 15, , 1974

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Hob Nob Restaurant, Florida, Mass., July 15, , 1974

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La Brea Avenue and Beverly Boulevard, Los..., 1975

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La Brea Avenue and Beverly Boulevard, Los..., 1975

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Merced River, Yosemite National Park,..., 1979

Stephen Shore

Merced River, Yosemite National Park,..., 1979

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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North Black Avenue, Bozeman, Montana, 1981

Stephen Shore

North Black Avenue, Bozeman, Montana, 1981

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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