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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: April 28, 2015

Auction Closed

Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 16, 1974

Stephen Shore

Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 16, 1974

Sale Date: April 2, 2015

Auction Closed

Portfolio titled Monet's House and Gardens,..., 1977

Stephen Shore

Portfolio titled Monet's House and Gardens,..., 1977

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

Auction Closed

Holden street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Stephen Shore

Holden street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

Auction Closed

2nd Street, Ashland, Wisconsin, 1973

Stephen Shore

2nd Street, Ashland, Wisconsin, 1973

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

Auction Closed

Robert and Lucille Wehrly, Coos Bay, Oregon, 1974

Stephen Shore

Robert and Lucille Wehrly, Coos Bay, Oregon, 1974

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

Auction Closed

Foothill Rd., Beverly Hills, California, 1974–1980

Stephen Shore

Foothill Rd., Beverly Hills, California, 1974–1980

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

Auction Closed

Miami Beach, Florida, 1977–1980

Stephen Shore

Miami Beach, Florida, 1977–1980

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

Auction Closed

Giverny, France, 1977

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France, 1977

Sale Date: November 26, 2014

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Untitled, 1970–1979

Stephen Shore

Untitled, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 26, 2014

Auction Closed

East of Dilworth, Minnesota, 1973

Stephen Shore

East of Dilworth, Minnesota, 1973

Sale Date: November 26, 2014

Auction Closed

Greene County, Court House, Eutaw,..., 1974–1976

Stephen Shore

Greene County, Court House, Eutaw,..., 1974–1976

Sale Date: November 14, 2014

Auction Closed

Bay Theater, 2nd Street, Ashland, Wisconsin, , 1973

Stephen Shore

Bay Theater, 2nd Street, Ashland, Wisconsin, , 1973

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

Auction Closed

West 3rd Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia, , 1974

Stephen Shore

West 3rd Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia, , 1974

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

Auction Closed

The Giverny Portfolio (set of 25), 2002

Stephen Shore

The Giverny Portfolio (set of 25), 2002

Sale Date: October 28, 2014

Auction Closed

Giverny, France * Provence, France (2..., 1970–1979

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France * Provence, France (2..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

Auction Closed

Pool, 1974

Stephen Shore

Pool, 1974

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

Auction Closed

Payfair parking lot, 1974

Stephen Shore

Payfair parking lot, 1974

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

Auction Closed

Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1974

Stephen Shore

Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1974

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

Auction Closed

A bat with a cage (from Yankee Spring..., 1978

Stephen Shore

A bat with a cage (from Yankee Spring..., 1978

Sale Date: September 20, 2014

Auction Closed

Palm Beach, Florida, November 8, 1977

Stephen Shore

Palm Beach, Florida, November 8, 1977

Sale Date: October 1, 2014

Auction Closed

Natural Bridge, New York, 7/31/74

Stephen Shore

Natural Bridge, New York, 7/31/74

Sale Date: September 29, 2014

Auction Closed

Belle Glade, Florida, 11/14/77

Stephen Shore

Belle Glade, Florida, 11/14/77

Sale Date: September 29, 2014

Auction Closed

Brewster County, 1988

Stephen Shore

Brewster County, 1988

Sale Date: September 23, 2014

Auction Closed

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