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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20th St. & Spruce St., Philadephia, PA,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

20th St. & Spruce St., Philadephia, PA,..., 1974

Sale Date: April 7, 2011

Auction Closed

Holden St., North Adams, MA, 7/13/74, 1974

Stephen Shore

Holden St., North Adams, MA, 7/13/74, 1974

Sale Date: April 7, 2011

Auction Closed

6th St. & Throckmorton St., Fort Worth, TX, 1976

Stephen Shore

6th St. & Throckmorton St., Fort Worth, TX, 1976

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

Auction Closed

2nd Ave., Tuscon, AZ, 1976

Stephen Shore

2nd Ave., Tuscon, AZ, 1976

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

Auction Closed

Deerfield St., Greenfield, MA, 1974

Stephen Shore

Deerfield St., Greenfield, MA, 1974

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

Auction Closed

Sutter St. & Crestline Rd., Fort Worth, TX, 1976

Stephen Shore

Sutter St. & Crestline Rd., Fort Worth, TX, 1976

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

Auction Closed

20th & Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, PA, 1974

Stephen Shore

20th & Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, PA, 1974

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

Auction Closed

W. 4th St., Little Rock, AZ, 1974

Stephen Shore

W. 4th St., Little Rock, AZ, 1974

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

Auction Closed

Bozeman, Montana, 1981

Stephen Shore

Bozeman, Montana, 1981

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

Auction Closed

West Fourth Street, Little Rock Arkansas,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

West Fourth Street, Little Rock Arkansas,..., 1974

Sale Date: November 30, 2010

Auction Closed

Carlsbad, New Mexico, 1975

Stephen Shore

Carlsbad, New Mexico, 1975

Sale Date: November 25, 2010

Auction Closed

Américan surfaces, 2005

Stephen Shore

Américan surfaces, 2005

Sale Date: November 25, 2010

Auction Closed

Ohne Titel (Carpenter's workshop), 1973–1978

Stephen Shore

Ohne Titel (Carpenter's workshop), 1973–1978

Sale Date: November 25, 2010

Auction Closed

Santa Fé, N.M., 1980

Stephen Shore

Santa Fé, N.M., 1980

Sale Date: November 25, 2010

Auction Closed

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: November 25, 2010

Auction Closed

Giverny, France, 1977

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France, 1977

Sale Date: November 25, 2010

Auction Closed

U.S.1, Arundel Maine, July 17, 1974

Stephen Shore

U.S.1, Arundel Maine, July 17, 1974

Sale Date: November 26, 2010

Auction Closed

Giverny, France, 1980

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France, 1980

Sale Date: November 16, 2010

Auction Closed

Untitled (set of 12), 1976

Stephen Shore

Untitled (set of 12), 1976

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

Auction Closed

Green county courthouse, greensboro, ga, 1976, 1990

Stephen Shore

Green county courthouse, greensboro, ga, 1976, 1990

Sale Date: September 23, 2010

Auction Closed

Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Stephen Shore

Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

Auction Closed

Giverny, France (4 works), 1977–1982

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France (4 works), 1977–1982

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

Auction Closed

Yucatan, Mexico, 1990

Stephen Shore

Yucatan, Mexico, 1990

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

Auction Closed

Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, CA, 1974

Stephen Shore

Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, CA, 1974

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

Auction Closed

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