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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Stephen Shore (745 results)
Giverny Spring (Flowering Tree),1982, 1982

Stephen Shore

Giverny Spring (Flowering Tree),1982, 1982

Sale Date: March 3, 2016

Auction Closed

Palm Beach Mall, West Palm Beach, Florida,..., 1977

Stephen Shore

Palm Beach Mall, West Palm Beach, Florida,..., 1977

Sale Date: February 21, 2016

Auction Closed

Yankee Stadium from the Yankee Spring..., 1978

Stephen Shore

Yankee Stadium from the Yankee Spring..., 1978

Sale Date: November 23, 2015

Auction Closed

A Bat With a Cage from the Yankee Spring..., 1978

Stephen Shore

A Bat With a Cage from the Yankee Spring..., 1978

Sale Date: November 23, 2015

Auction Closed

Giverny Spring (Flowering Tree),1982, 1982

Stephen Shore

Giverny Spring (Flowering Tree),1982, 1982

Sale Date: November 19, 2015

Auction Closed

Giverny (Poppies),1982, 1982

Stephen Shore

Giverny (Poppies),1982, 1982

Sale Date: November 19, 2015

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Gallatin County, 1982–2005

Stephen Shore

Gallatin County, 1982–2005

Sale Date: November 12, 2015

Auction Closed

Badlands National Monument, South Dakota,..., 1973

Stephen Shore

Badlands National Monument, South Dakota,..., 1973

Sale Date: November 6, 2015

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Screven Street, Georgetown, South..., 1976–1977

Stephen Shore

Screven Street, Georgetown, South..., 1976–1977

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

Auction Closed

The Giverny Portfolio (portfolio of 25), 2002

Stephen Shore

The Giverny Portfolio (portfolio of 25), 2002

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

Auction Closed

Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Stephen Shore

Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

Auction Closed

LA BREA AVE. + BEVERLY BLVD., LOS ANGELES,..., 1975

Stephen Shore

LA BREA AVE. + BEVERLY BLVD., LOS ANGELES,..., 1975

Sale Date: October 7, 2015

Auction Closed

US 10, POST FALLS, IDAHO, 8/25/74, 1974

Stephen Shore

US 10, POST FALLS, IDAHO, 8/25/74, 1974

Sale Date: October 7, 2015

Auction Closed

TRAIL'S END RESTAURANT, KANAB, UTAH, 8/10/73, 1973

Stephen Shore

TRAIL'S END RESTAURANT, KANAB, UTAH, 8/10/73, 1973

Sale Date: October 7, 2015

Auction Closed

NYC 3/25/03, 2003

Stephen Shore

NYC 3/25/03, 2003

Sale Date: July 23, 2015

Auction Closed

A Bat With a Cage, 1978

Stephen Shore

A Bat With a Cage, 1978

Sale Date: May 30, 2015

Auction Closed

Giverny, France, 1977

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France, 1977

Sale Date: May 29, 2015

Auction Closed

Giverny, France, 1978

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France, 1978

Sale Date: May 29, 2015

Auction Closed

Galveston; Backyard (2 works), 1975

Stephen Shore

Galveston; Backyard (2 works), 1975

Sale Date: May 12, 2015

Auction Closed

Alley Off Sunset Strip; Back Road (2 works), 1975

Stephen Shore

Alley Off Sunset Strip; Back Road (2 works), 1975

Sale Date: May 12, 2015

Auction Closed

Lincoln St; Holden St (2 works), 1974

Stephen Shore

Lincoln St; Holden St (2 works), 1974

Sale Date: May 12, 2015

Auction Closed

U.S. 10; El Paso St. (2 works), 1974

Stephen Shore

U.S. 10; El Paso St. (2 works), 1974

Sale Date: May 12, 2015

Auction Closed

Kingman, AZ; Cumberland St. (2 works), 1975

Stephen Shore

Kingman, AZ; Cumberland St. (2 works), 1975

Sale Date: May 12, 2015

Auction Closed

Two Photographs, 1974

Stephen Shore

Two Photographs, 1974

Sale Date: May 12, 2015

Auction Closed

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