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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Lookout Hotel, Ogunquit, Maine, 1974

Stephen Shore

Lookout Hotel, Ogunquit, Maine, 1974

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Wakulla County Courthouse, Crawfordville,..., 1976

Stephen Shore

Wakulla County Courthouse, Crawfordville,..., 1976

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

Auction Closed

West Fourth Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1974

Stephen Shore

West Fourth Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1974

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

Auction Closed

Back Road, Presidio, Texas, 1975

Stephen Shore

Back Road, Presidio, Texas, 1975

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

Auction Closed

5th Street and Broadway, Eureka, CA, 1974

Stephen Shore

5th Street and Broadway, Eureka, CA, 1974

Sale Date: October 3, 2013

Auction Closed

Fincantieri Factory, Marghera, Italy, 1998

Stephen Shore

Fincantieri Factory, Marghera, Italy, 1998

Sale Date: September 26, 2013

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Giverny 22, Wisteria by the Pond, 1977

Stephen Shore

Giverny 22, Wisteria by the Pond, 1977

Sale Date: August 26, 2013

Auction Closed

Twenty-First Street and Spruce Street,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Twenty-First Street and Spruce Street,..., 1974

Sale Date: June 14, 2013

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Graig Nettles, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1978

Stephen Shore

Graig Nettles, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1978

Sale Date: May 24, 2013

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1974

Stephen Shore

Untitled, 1974

Sale Date: May 18, 2013

Auction Closed

Albany, N.Y, 1985

Stephen Shore

Albany, N.Y, 1985

Sale Date: May 23, 2013

Auction Closed

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: May 7, 2013

Auction Closed

Lookout Hotel, Ogunquit, Maine, 1974

Stephen Shore

Lookout Hotel, Ogunquit, Maine, 1974

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

Auction Closed

5th Street and Broadway, Eureka, CA,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

5th Street and Broadway, Eureka, CA,..., 1974

Sale Date: April 5, 2013

Auction Closed

W. 9th Ave., Amarillo, Texas, 1974

Stephen Shore

W. 9th Ave., Amarillo, Texas, 1974

Sale Date: March 8, 2013

Auction Closed

2nd St. E. + S. Main St., Kalispell, Montana, 1974

Stephen Shore

2nd St. E. + S. Main St., Kalispell, Montana, 1974

Sale Date: March 8, 2013

Auction Closed

Amarillo, Texas, July, 2005, 1972

Stephen Shore

Amarillo, Texas, July, 2005, 1972

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

Auction Closed

Main Street and 2nd Ave., Valley City, South , 1973

Stephen Shore

Main Street and 2nd Ave., Valley City, South , 1973

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

Endcott Hotel, Concord, New Hampshire, 1974

Stephen Shore

Endcott Hotel, Concord, New Hampshire, 1974

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

Auction Closed

Giverny, France, 1977–1982

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France, 1977–1982

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

Auction Closed

Giverny, France, 1977–1982

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France, 1977–1982

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

Auction Closed

Giverny 22, wisteria by the pond, 1977

Stephen Shore

Giverny 22, wisteria by the pond, 1977

Sale Date: October 17, 2012

Auction Closed

Giverny 23, wisteria covered bridge, 1977

Stephen Shore

Giverny 23, wisteria covered bridge, 1977

Sale Date: October 17, 2012

Auction Closed

Giverny 24, waterlilies, 1977

Stephen Shore

Giverny 24, waterlilies, 1977

Sale Date: October 17, 2012

Auction Closed

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