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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U.S.2, Ironwood, Michigan, 7/9/73, 2002

Stephen Shore

U.S.2, Ironwood, Michigan, 7/9/73, 2002

Sale Date: May 30, 2007

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Stony surface with white wrought fencing, 1970–1979

Stephen Shore

Stony surface with white wrought fencing, 1970–1979

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

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Meeting St., Charleston, South Carolina, 1975

Stephen Shore

Meeting St., Charleston, South Carolina, 1975

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

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Presidio, Texas, 1975

Stephen Shore

Presidio, Texas, 1975

Sale Date: May 11, 2007

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: May 11, 2007

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El Paso Street, El Paso, Texas, 1975

Stephen Shore

El Paso Street, El Paso, Texas, 1975

Sale Date: May 11, 2007

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Und S. Route 10, Postfalls, Idaho, 1974

Stephen Shore

Und S. Route 10, Postfalls, Idaho, 1974

Sale Date: May 11, 2007

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3rd road, Monticello, Utah

Stephen Shore

3rd road, Monticello, Utah

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Whiting boss

Stephen Shore

Whiting boss

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Bird's eye view of Yankees in field

Stephen Shore

Bird's eye view of Yankees in field

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Main Street and Second Avenue, Valley City,..., 1973

Stephen Shore

Main Street and Second Avenue, Valley City,..., 1973

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Showers, 1978

Stephen Shore

Showers, 1978

Sale Date: March 13, 2007

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Panamint Springs, California

Stephen Shore

Panamint Springs, California

Sale Date: March 13, 2007

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Presidio, Texas, 1976

Stephen Shore

Presidio, Texas, 1976

Sale Date: March 13, 2007

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Fort Lauderdale, Fla

Stephen Shore

Fort Lauderdale, Fla

Sale Date: March 13, 2007

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West 4th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas

Stephen Shore

West 4th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas

Sale Date: March 13, 2007

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Untitled, 1974

Stephen Shore

Untitled, 1974

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Untitled, 1974

Stephen Shore

Untitled, 1974

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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West 9th Ave., Amarillo, Texas, 1974

Stephen Shore

West 9th Ave., Amarillo, Texas, 1974

Sale Date: December 1, 2006

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Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Stephen Shore

Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1974

Sale Date: December 1, 2006

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Main St., Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, 1974

Stephen Shore

Main St., Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, 1974

Sale Date: December 1, 2006

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Coronado St., Los Angeles, CA, 1975

Stephen Shore

Coronado St., Los Angeles, CA, 1975

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Foothill Rd., Beverly Hills, CA, 1974

Stephen Shore

Foothill Rd., Beverly Hills, CA, 1974

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

Auction Closed

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