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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Meeting Street Charleston, South Carolina, 1975

Stephen Shore

Meeting Street Charleston, South Carolina, 1975

Sale Date: November 16, 2012

Auction Closed

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: November 8, 2012

Auction Closed

El Paso Street, El Paso, Texas, July 5, 1975

Stephen Shore

El Paso Street, El Paso, Texas, July 5, 1975

Sale Date: November 8, 2012

Auction Closed

Untitled (from the Hudson Valley), 2001

Stephen Shore

Untitled (from the Hudson Valley), 2001

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

Auction Closed

Tampa, Fla., 11/18/77, 1977

Stephen Shore

Tampa, Fla., 11/18/77, 1977

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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 3, 2012

Auction Closed

Main St., Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, 1974

Stephen Shore

Main St., Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, 1974

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

Auction Closed

Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts,..., 1974

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

Auction Closed

Twelve Photographs (12 works), 1976

Stephen Shore

Twelve Photographs (12 works), 1976

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

Auction Closed

5th Street and Broadway, Eureka, CA, 1974

Stephen Shore

5th Street and Broadway, Eureka, CA, 1974

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

Auction Closed

La brea avenue, los angeles, california,..., 1975

Stephen Shore

La brea avenue, los angeles, california,..., 1975

Sale Date: August 27, 2012

Auction Closed

Beverly boulevard, los angeles, california,..., 1975

Stephen Shore

Beverly boulevard, los angeles, california,..., 1975

Sale Date: July 3, 2012

Auction Closed

U.S. 27 Palmdale Florida, 1977

Stephen Shore

U.S. 27 Palmdale Florida, 1977

Sale Date: June 20, 2012

Auction Closed

Taylor Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 1976

Stephen Shore

Taylor Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 1976

Sale Date: June 6, 2012

Auction Closed

Victoria Avenue and Alberta Street, Regina,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Victoria Avenue and Alberta Street, Regina,..., 1974

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

Auction Closed

Washington Ave., North Adams, Massachusetts..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Washington Ave., North Adams, Massachusetts..., 1974

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

Auction Closed

Sutter St.+ Crestline Rd., Fort Worth, Texas , 1976

Stephen Shore

Sutter St.+ Crestline Rd., Fort Worth, Texas , 1976

Sale Date: May 30, 2012

Auction Closed

Kingston, NY, 1970–1979

Stephen Shore

Kingston, NY, 1970–1979

Sale Date: May 30, 2012

Auction Closed

Giverny, Garden Bench, 1981

Stephen Shore

Giverny, Garden Bench, 1981

Sale Date: May 21, 2012

Auction Closed

Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 2006

Stephen Shore

Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 2006

Sale Date: May 16, 2012

Auction Closed

U.S. 1, Arundel, Maine, 7/17/74, 1974

Stephen Shore

U.S. 1, Arundel, Maine, 7/17/74, 1974

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

Auction Closed

Ginger Seippel, Miami, Florida, 1977

Stephen Shore

Ginger Seippel, Miami, Florida, 1977

Sale Date: December 13, 2011

Auction Closed

Yucatan, Mexico, 1990

Stephen Shore

Yucatan, Mexico, 1990

Sale Date: December 9, 2011

Auction Closed

Yucatan, Mexico, 1990

Stephen Shore

Yucatan, Mexico, 1990

Sale Date: December 9, 2011

Auction Closed

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