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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W. 3rd St., Parkersburg, W. Va, 1974

Stephen Shore

W. 3rd St., Parkersburg, W. Va, 1974

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

Auction Closed

Screven Street, Georgetown, South Carolina, 1976

Stephen Shore

Screven Street, Georgetown, South Carolina, 1976

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

Auction Closed

Kenora, Ontario, 1974

Stephen Shore

Kenora, Ontario, 1974

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

Auction Closed

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

Auction Closed

Hoff Ave., Tucson, Arizona, 1976

Stephen Shore

Hoff Ave., Tucson, Arizona, 1976

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

Auction Closed

Endicott Hotel, Concord, New Hampshire, 1974

Stephen Shore

Endicott Hotel, Concord, New Hampshire, 1974

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

Auction Closed

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

Auction Closed

505 Sunset Terrace, Amarillo, Texas, 1974

Stephen Shore

505 Sunset Terrace, Amarillo, Texas, 1974

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

Auction Closed

Desert Street, Van Horn, Texas, 1975

Stephen Shore

Desert Street, Van Horn, Texas, 1975

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

Auction Closed

Victoria Avenue & Albert Street, Regina,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Victoria Avenue & Albert Street, Regina,..., 1974

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

Auction Closed

West Market Street and North Eugene Street,..., 1976

Stephen Shore

West Market Street and North Eugene Street,..., 1976

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

Auction Closed

Second Street East and South Main Street,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Second Street East and South Main Street,..., 1974

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

Auction Closed

Pittsfield, MA, 1974

Stephen Shore

Pittsfield, MA, 1974

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

Auction Closed

Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, California, 1974

Stephen Shore

Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, California, 1974

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

Auction Closed

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

Auction Closed

2nd Street, Ashland, WI, 1973

Stephen Shore

2nd Street, Ashland, WI, 1973

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

Auction Closed

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1974

Stephen Shore

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1974

Sale Date: October 18, 2007

Auction Closed

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1973

Stephen Shore

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1973

Sale Date: October 18, 2007

Auction Closed

Film set of Chelsea Girls (+ Image from Edie , 1967

Stephen Shore

Film set of Chelsea Girls (+ Image from Edie , 1967

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

Auction Closed

Billy Martin, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1978

Stephen Shore

Billy Martin, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1978

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

Auction Closed

Presidio, Texas, February 21 (from 12..., 1975

Stephen Shore

Presidio, Texas, February 21 (from 12..., 1975

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

Auction Closed

U.S. 1, Arundel Maine, 1974

Stephen Shore

U.S. 1, Arundel Maine, 1974

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

Auction Closed

Ohne Titel (portfolio of 12), 1976

Stephen Shore

Ohne Titel (portfolio of 12), 1976

Sale Date: June 1, 2007

Auction Closed

E. Walnut St., Roswell, New Mexico, 9/26/74, 1975

Stephen Shore

E. Walnut St., Roswell, New Mexico, 9/26/74, 1975

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

Auction Closed

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