Art Shay

Iceman - Children Gathered Around an Ice Cream Vendor circa 1949, Photo Signed

circa 2010

In his final days, Martin Luther King Jr. stood by striking sanitation workers in Memphis ,Tennessee. MLK had given his famous "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech and the next day Art Shay was on his way to cover the strike. He got word that MLK was shot while en route. He arrived in the city with chaos all around. This photo captures that important time. Art Shay I Am A Man, 1968 archival pigment print 20h x 16w in 50.80h x 40.64w cm Framed: 23.75h x 17.75w x 1.25d in 60.33h x 45.09w x 3.17d cm ASY325 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart...

“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...

With Midwestern resources at her disposal, artist Mary Block explores the beauty surrounding her. Here, Block uses a Red Bud tree to enhance its artistry by painstakingly adjusting each pixel to achieve a depth, brightness and clarity not found in nature alone. This piece is framed in a simple black frame measuring 32 x 43 x 1.75 inches. Mary Block The Night Sky dye sublimation print on aluminum 30h x 41w in 76.20h x 104.14w cm 2/20 MBK005 Mary Block b. 1951, St. Louis, MO Education 1975 Mechanical Engineering Department, Stainless Steel Casting in Cooperation with Alloy Casting Corporation. University of Illinois - Champaign 1974 Master of Fine Arts Candidate. School of Fine Arts. University of Iowa. 1973 Bachelor of Fine Arts. College of Fine Arts. University of Illinois – Champaign Exhibitions 2022 Kiss Me, Its Snowing, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Illinois Artists’ List, Curator: K. Eaton. Mary Block Sculpture and Print: A Dialogue Between Form and Image. University of Illinois. School of Art and Design, Link Gallery. Champaign/Urbana. 1996 ASID Showcase, Chicago, IL 1995 New Glass Review, Corning Museum. Corning, NY. International Exhibition/Catalog featuring innovative glass sculpture. 1996 Solo Exhibition, Nina Own Gallery, Chicago, IL 1996 Gallery Artists, Nina Owen Gallery. Chicago, IL 1995 Gallery Artists, Nina Owen Gallery. Chicago, IL 1995 Sandy and Dave, Group Exhibition. North Shore/Skokie Sculpture Park. Skokie, IL 1994 Sandy and Dave, Group Exhibition. North Shore/Skokie Sculpture Park. Skokie, IL 1992 Twenty Women, Adler Cultural Center. Libertyville, IL 1991 The Discerning Eye-National Exhibition, Charles A. Wustum Museum. Racine, WI 1988 North Shore Skokie Sculpture Walk, Curator: J. Folise. McCormick Blvd, Skokie, IL Public Commissions 2022 Skyway Prints, Delta Airlines. Skyway Lounge, O’Hare Airport, Chicago, IL 2018 Mindfulness Center Sculpture, Roslyn Road School, Barrington. IL 2011 Grove School Children’s Amphitheater, Ft. Grove School, Barrington, IL 2007 Generations, Village Hall of Deerfield, Deerfield, IL 1999 Lifetime Learners, Danville Community College. Danville, IL 1997 Heroic Women Collection, Las Sendes Sculpture Park, Phoenix, AZ 1996 Wrapped Figure, Columbia College, Chicago, IL Book With Hands Memorial, Oak Grove...

This was seemingly always a seedy joint. Opened in 1906 for the Jones, Linick & Schaefer circuit as the U.S. Music Hall, it was shut down briefly in 1916 for indecency, as it was always primarily a burlesque house. In 1922 an abandoned baby was found there; in 1932 there was a rapist and killer caught there; over the years gambling was broken up, mob links were found, and it was shut down repeatedly. By 1934 it had become the State-Harrison Theatre. By the mid-1940’s, it had gone burlesque before the city shut it down at the end of 1954 for lewd conduct. By 1967 it was called the Rialto Theatre, probably for the associations people had with the old Rialto Theatre a couple blocks north, when it was shut down again. It reopened in 1971. In November 1974 it closed briefly after being victim of a series of coordinated bombings of Chicago porn houses - the Rialto Theatre, Follies Theatre, Newberry Theatre, and Bijou Theatre were victims. It soon reopened, but was shut down for good a few months later in 1975 as part of a code crackdown that shut a number of theatres. Art Shay State Street Strip Joint Near Death, 1966 archival pigment print, unnumbered edition 16h x 20w in 40.64h x 50.80w cm ASY169 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart. What is it about Chicago that keeps giving us men like this?” Russell Banks, Novelist “The best images of Simone de Beauvoir and her times have been passed down to us by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gisele Freund, Robert Doisneau, Georges Brassai, and in America, the Chicago-based Art Shay, all world-class photographers.” Christophe Loviny, Art Editor, Paris “Art Shay is the best photo-journalist Chicago ever produced.” Arthur Siegel...

A lone rooster struts before the camera on a sparse landscape. The simplicity of this black and white photograph brings the rooster to life as he puffs his chest out showing us his masculinity. This photograph is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Kirill Polevoy Rooster, Colorado, 2021 archival pigment print 16h x 20w in 40.64h x 50.80w cm 1/30 KIP040 “Through a black and white lens, hidden stories of everyday objects become apparent. The juxtaposition of strong light and dark shadows transform and illuminate detail that would otherwise be dismissed. Diminutive elements become rich in meaning allowing compositions to effortlessly evolve. As I attempt to uncover the hidden truth of the world around me, I am inevitably mesmerized by it and I hope you will be too.” A self-taught photographer, Kirill Polevoy, first started making photographs with an old Russian film camera...

The illusion of grandeur is apparent in this photograph simply titled "Cat, Puerto Rico". Taken from the cat's vantage point, it seems larger than life. And those piercing eyes pull the viewer in to take a closer look. This photograph is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Kirill Polevoy Cat, Puerto Rico archival pigment print 16h x 20w in 40.64h x 50.80w cm 1/30 KIP039 “Through a black and white lens, hidden stories of everyday objects become apparent. The juxtaposition of strong light and dark shadows transform and illuminate detail that would otherwise be dismissed. Diminutive elements become rich in meaning allowing compositions to effortlessly evolve. As I attempt to uncover the hidden truth of the world around me, I am inevitably mesmerized by it and I hope you will be too.” A self-taught photographer, Kirill Polevoy, first started making photographs with an old Russian film camera...

Lights from along time ago - 2019 Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proof. Archival Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative...

'Mad Max II' (Burning Man) Edition 2/10, 20x30cm, 2016, Color-Print, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free, Signature label and Certi...

'Salton Sea', Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2016, Color Print, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free, Signature label and Certificate. About Tao Ruspoli (born 7 Nov...

Tourists (Turkey), Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2016, Digital Print, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free, Signature label and Certificate. Published in Tao Ruspo...

Edition of 10 Signed and numbered in pencil, and blind stamp on print margin Signed, titled, dated, and print type in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 25 x 20 in., Image size: 20 x...

Archival photo print under acrylic glass. Artist and photographer Paul-Émile Rioux lives in Montréal, Canada. His lifelong interest in cutting-edge media technology as well as his ...