Stephen Shore Digital Photograph "Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts"
Item Details
Stephen Shore (American, born 1947)
Holden Street, North Adams, Massachusetts, July 13, 1974, printed circa 2022
Digital Print
Signed to the verso
Numbered 27/70
Published by Aperture with label to the verso
Considered a photography prodigy, Stephen Shore has been practicing photography since the age of six. Around age eleven, he was given a copy of Walker Evans’ book American Photographs which greatly impacted his work. When Shore was fourteen, his work was purchased by the renowned photographer and curator Edward Steichen for the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Shore worked in Andy Warhol’s the Factory where he experimented with combining conceptual and documentary styles. In 1971, he was the first living American photographer to have a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From thereon, he developed prominence as a color photographer, capturing the North American landscape, everyday settings such as hotel swimming pools, televisions, gas stations, and parking lots among other subjects. While his subjects are banal, his work has been applauded for presenting commonplace subjects into compelling imagery. Throughout his career, more than 25 books of his photographs have been published. His work has been exhibited and collected by numerous institutions including the Hammer Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the George Eastman House among others. He has been the Director of the Photography Program at Bard College since 1982. Today, Shore is considered one of the most influential photographers that gained prominence in the second half of the 20th century.
Condition
- two minor dents to print to lower portion.
Dimensions
Item #
ITMA000E9G