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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Untitled, 1976

Stephen Shore

Untitled, 1976

Sale Date: April 1, 2009

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Church Street and Second Street, Easton,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Church Street and Second Street, Easton,..., 1974

Sale Date: April 1, 2009

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Bay theater, 2nd Street, Ashland, Wisconsin,...

Stephen Shore

Bay theater, 2nd Street, Ashland, Wisconsin,...

Sale Date: March 31, 2009

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Holden street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Stephen Shore

Holden street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Sale Date: March 31, 2009

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: November 21, 2008

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20th St. + Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa..., 1974

Stephen Shore

20th St. + Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa..., 1974

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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Trail's end restaurant, Kanab, Utah 8/10/73, 1973

Stephen Shore

Trail's end restaurant, Kanab, Utah 8/10/73, 1973

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Wise River, Montana, 1979–1980

Stephen Shore

Wise River, Montana, 1979–1980

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Wise River, Montana, 1979

Stephen Shore

Wise River, Montana, 1979

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Taylor Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 1976

Stephen Shore

Taylor Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 1976

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Holden street, North Adams, Massachusetts,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Holden street, North Adams, Massachusetts,..., 1974

Sale Date: November 22, 2008

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Amarillo, Texas, July, 1972

Stephen Shore

Amarillo, Texas, July, 1972

Sale Date: November 22, 2008

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U.S. 10, Post Falls, Idaho, August 25, 1974

Stephen Shore

U.S. 10, Post Falls, Idaho, August 25, 1974

Sale Date: November 22, 2008

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Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1974

Stephen Shore

Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1974

Sale Date: November 27, 2008

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20/2/75, Desert St., Van Horn, Texas, 1975

Stephen Shore

20/2/75, Desert St., Van Horn, Texas, 1975

Sale Date: November 27, 2008

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Forestville, California, 9/5/74, 1974

Stephen Shore

Forestville, California, 9/5/74, 1974

Sale Date: November 27, 2008

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Ohne Titel - Chinese food, 1975

Stephen Shore

Ohne Titel - Chinese food, 1975

Sale Date: November 27, 2008

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Room 131, Howard Johnson's motor lodge,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Room 131, Howard Johnson's motor lodge,..., 1974

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Stony surface with white wrought fencing, 1970–1979

Stephen Shore

Stony surface with white wrought fencing, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Fifth street & Broadway, Eureka, California, , 1974

Stephen Shore

Fifth street & Broadway, Eureka, California, , 1974

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Desert street, Van Horn, Texas, 1975

Stephen Shore

Desert street, Van Horn, Texas, 1975

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Proton avenue, Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, 1974

Stephen Shore

Proton avenue, Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, 1974

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

Auction Closed

U.S. 27 palmdale, Florida, 1977

Stephen Shore

U.S. 27 palmdale, Florida, 1977

Sale Date: October 17, 2008

Auction Closed

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