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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Botanic gardens, Fort Worth, Texas, 1976

Stephen Shore

Botanic gardens, Fort Worth, Texas, 1976

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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5th Street & Broadway, Eureka, CA, 1974

Stephen Shore

5th Street & Broadway, Eureka, CA, 1974

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

Auction Closed

Meeting St., Charleston, South Carolina, 1975

Stephen Shore

Meeting St., Charleston, South Carolina, 1975

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

Auction Closed

U.S. 27, Moore Haven, Florida, 1977

Stephen Shore

U.S. 27, Moore Haven, Florida, 1977

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

Auction Closed

U.S.1, College Park, MD, 1976

Stephen Shore

U.S.1, College Park, MD, 1976

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

Auction Closed

Wolf Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976

Stephen Shore

Wolf Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

Auction Closed

Astoria, Queens, NY (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1972

Stephen Shore

Astoria, Queens, NY (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1972

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

Auction Closed

Merced River, Yosemite National Park, CA, 1979

Stephen Shore

Merced River, Yosemite National Park, CA, 1979

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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West 9th Avenue, Amarillo, Texas, 1974

Stephen Shore

West 9th Avenue, Amarillo, Texas, 1974

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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5th street and broadway, eureka, california, , 1974

Stephen Shore

5th street and broadway, eureka, california, , 1974

Sale Date: June 3, 2008

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1974

Stephen Shore

Untitled, 1974

Sale Date: February 24, 2010

Auction Closed

Swimming pool, southern France (2 works), 1976

Stephen Shore

Swimming pool, southern France (2 works), 1976

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Main St., Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, 1974

Stephen Shore

Main St., Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, 1974

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Beverly Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, Los..., 1975

Stephen Shore

Beverly Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, Los..., 1975

Sale Date: April 16, 2010

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: April 16, 2010

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: April 16, 2010

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Kingston, NY, 1980

Stephen Shore

Kingston, NY, 1980

Sale Date: April 18, 2009

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Horse shoe bend motel, Lovell, Wyoming, 1973

Stephen Shore

Horse shoe bend motel, Lovell, Wyoming, 1973

Sale Date: November 20, 2009

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Victoria Avenue and Albert St., Regina,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Victoria Avenue and Albert St., Regina,..., 1974

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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6th Street and Throckmorton Street, Fort..., 1976

Stephen Shore

6th Street and Throckmorton Street, Fort..., 1976

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

Auction Closed

Uncommon places (bk w/49 works, half-title, folio)

Stephen Shore

Uncommon places (bk w/49 works, half-title, folio)

Sale Date: October 6, 2009

Auction Closed

Untitled (from Uncommon places; 20 works), 1973–1979

Stephen Shore

Untitled (from Uncommon places; 20 works), 1973–1979

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

Auction Closed

Sunset drive in, West 9th Avenue, Amarillo,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Sunset drive in, West 9th Avenue, Amarillo,..., 1974

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

Auction Closed

M 1/2 Ave. Galveston, Texas, 1975

Stephen Shore

M 1/2 Ave. Galveston, Texas, 1975

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

Auction Closed

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