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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West Palm Beach, Fl (from American surfaces), 1973

Stephen Shore

West Palm Beach, Fl (from American surfaces), 1973

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

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Kimball's Lane, Moody, Maine, 1974

Stephen Shore

Kimball's Lane, Moody, Maine, 1974

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

Auction Closed

Grassy key, Florida, 1977

Stephen Shore

Grassy key, Florida, 1977

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

Auction Closed

Coronado Street, Los Angeles, CA, 1975

Stephen Shore

Coronado Street, Los Angeles, CA, 1975

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

Auction Closed

U.S. Route 10, Post Falls, Idaho, 1974

Stephen Shore

U.S. Route 10, Post Falls, Idaho, 1974

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

Auction Closed

Natural bridge, New York, 1974

Stephen Shore

Natural bridge, New York, 1974

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

Auction Closed

Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Stephen Shore

Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

Auction Closed

Untitled (from The velvet years:..., 1965–1967

Stephen Shore

Untitled (from The velvet years:..., 1965–1967

Sale Date: September 17, 2009

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Untitled (from The velvet years:..., 1965–1967

Stephen Shore

Untitled (from The velvet years:..., 1965–1967

Sale Date: September 17, 2009

Auction Closed

Untitled (from The velvet years:..., 1965–1967

Stephen Shore

Untitled (from The velvet years:..., 1965–1967

Sale Date: September 17, 2009

Auction Closed

Untitled (from The velvet years:..., 1965–1967

Stephen Shore

Untitled (from The velvet years:..., 1965–1967

Sale Date: September 17, 2009

Auction Closed

Kimballs lane, Moody, Maine, 1974

Stephen Shore

Kimballs lane, Moody, Maine, 1974

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

Auction Closed

Jackson, Wyoming, 1979

Stephen Shore

Jackson, Wyoming, 1979

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Country Club Rd., Tuscon, Arizona, 1976

Stephen Shore

Country Club Rd., Tuscon, Arizona, 1976

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

Auction Closed

Uncommon places (bk w/55 works, folio)

Stephen Shore

Uncommon places (bk w/55 works, folio)

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

Auction Closed

Ginger Seippel, Miami, Florida, 1977

Stephen Shore

Ginger Seippel, Miami, Florida, 1977

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

Auction Closed

East walnut street, Roswell, New Mexico,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

East walnut street, Roswell, New Mexico,..., 1974

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

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Miami Beach, Florida, November 13, 1977

Stephen Shore

Miami Beach, Florida, November 13, 1977

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

Auction Closed

Miami Beach, Florida, November 13, 1977

Stephen Shore

Miami Beach, Florida, November 13, 1977

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

Auction Closed

West 9th Avenue, Amarillo, Texas, October 2, 1974

Stephen Shore

West 9th Avenue, Amarillo, Texas, October 2, 1974

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

Auction Closed

Uncommon Places 50 Unpublished Photographs..., 2002

Stephen Shore

Uncommon Places 50 Unpublished Photographs..., 2002

Sale Date: April 2, 2009

Auction Closed

Andy Warhol at the Factory, NYC, 1965–1967

Stephen Shore

Andy Warhol at the Factory, NYC, 1965–1967

Sale Date: April 25, 2009

Auction Closed

Selected images (4 works from The..., 1965–1967

Stephen Shore

Selected images (4 works from The..., 1965–1967

Sale Date: April 2, 2009

Auction Closed

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: April 1, 2009

Auction Closed

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