Steve McCurry Art
American, b. 1950
Steve McCurry is an American photographer who gained international acclaim for his arresting portrait of a young refugee known simply as Afghan Girl.
Originally published on the cover of National Geographic in 1985, the photograph shows a young Pashtun orphan, later identified as Sharbat Gula, who was living in a refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan, during the Soviet Union’s occupation of Afghanistan. The image is emblematic of McCurry’s work, which has brought him to war zones across the globe. Rather than focusing on the violence of the battlefield, McCurry seeks to capture the human face of conflict, distilling what is universal and recognizable in each portrait.
McCurry was born in Philadelphia and attended Penn State University, graduating cum laude with a degree in theater arts in 1974. After several years working at a newspaper in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, he left to work as a freelancer in India, where he honed his skill for capturing unguarded moments in daily life. Just prior to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, in 1979, he crossed the border from Pakistan into Afghan rebel–controlled territory, wearing native garb to disguise himself, with rolls of film sewn into his clothing. The photographs he took there were among the first in the world to document the conflict, and his work was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal for “photographic reporting from abroad.”
Over the course of his career, McCurry has documented daily life alongside conflicts in Cambodia, the Philippines, the former Yugoslavia, Beirut, Iraq, Afghanistan and Tibet. Though his photos depict serious and sometimes frightening situations, his ability to connect with subjects and capture something of their personalities allows his images to transcend the documentarian distance of wartime journalism. The results are real portraits that happen to be set in tough situations. Welder in a Ship Breaking Yard, Mumbai, India (1994), for instance, reveals only the subject’s eyes, but they’re so intently fixed on McCurry’s lens that they seem to express volumes. Monk Running on Wall (2004) shows a young monk defying gravity as he skitters along an exterior wall of the Shaolin Monastery in Henan, China, over the heads of his friends. Like a Baroque painting, McCurry’s picture captures a moment of dynamic action that reveals something instantly recognizable in a subject from another part of the world.
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Artist: Steve McCurry
Dealer: International Fine Arts Consortium - IFAC Arts
Steve McCurry 'Afghan Girl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Afghan Girl
1984 (printed later
C-print on Fuji Crystal archival paper
24 x 20 inches
Signed and dated
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contempo...
Category
1980s Realist Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Moonrise in Mumbai'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Moonrise in Mumbai, 1994
C-print
20x24 inches
Edition of 30
Also available in
30x40 edition of 15
40x60 edition of 10
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Afghan Nomad Girl
1990
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
60 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China, 2004
c print
20 x 24 inches
edition of 30
Shaolin monks training Kung Fu from Shaolin Monastery takes martial arts to a brand new level. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Boys Play with Hoops'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Boys Play with Hoops
2019
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
60 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Girl with Green Shawl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Girl with Green Shawl
2002
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
24 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 44 of 60
with cert...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Kathmandu Valley Harvest'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
20 x 24 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry (American, b.1950) is ...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
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C Print
Steve McCurry 'Woman enters Medieval Rock-Hewn Church'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
30 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry (American, b.1950) is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Hilltop View of Chefchaouen'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
40 x 60 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry (American, b.1950) is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Afghan Nomad Girl
1990
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
60 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Moonrise in Mumbai
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Moonrise in Mumbai, 1994
Printed Later
C-print
20x24 inches
Edition of 30
Also available in
30x40 edition of 15
40x60 edition of 10
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Man and Taj Reflection
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Man and Taj Reflection, 1999
20x24 inch
edition of 30
Also available in
30x40 inch edition of 15
40x60 inch edition of 10
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Moonrise in Mumbai
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Moonrise in Mumbai, 1994
C-print
20x24 inches
Edition of 30
Also available in
30x40 edition of 15
40x60 edition of 10
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China, 2004
c print
20 x 24 inches
edition of 30
Shaolin monks training Kung Fu from Shaolin Monastery takes martial arts to a brand new level. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Woman At A Horse Festival, Tagong, Tibet
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Woman At A Horse Festival, Tagong, Tibet, 1999
c print
24 x 20 inches
edition of 30
signed and numbered on label on verso
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in co...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Woman in Canary Burqa
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Woman in Canary Burqa, 2002
C-print
20x24 inches
Edition of 30
Also available in
30x40 edition of 15
40x60 edition of 10
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Tibetan Prayer Flags, Tibet
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Tibetan Prayer Flags, Tibet, 2005
c print
24 x 20 inches
edition of 30
signed and numbered on label on verso
Steve McCurry has been one of the ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Woman At A Horse Festival, Tagong, Tibet
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Woman At A Horse Festival, Tagong, Tibet, 1999
c print
24 x 20 inches
edition of 30
signed and numbered on label on verso
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in co...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Rabari Shepard, Rajstan, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
RABARI SHEPHERD, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 2009
Digital Colour C-Type
20 × 24 in; 50.8 × 61 cm
Edition of 30
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Holi Festival, Rajasthan, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Holi Festival, Rajasthan, India
C-print
20 x 24 inch paper
edition of 30
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Steve McCurry has been one of t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
Afghan Girl (Peshawar, Pakistan)
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Afghan Girl
1984 (printed later
C-print on Fuji Crystal archival paper
24 x 20 inches
Signed and dated
Steve McCurry has been one of the mos...
Category
1980s Realist Steve McCurry Art
Materials
C Print
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Find a wide variety of authentic Steve McCurry art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, red, orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Steve McCurry in c print, pigment print, archival pigment print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Steve McCurry art, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Patty Carroll, Maggie Taylor, and Andrew Moore. Steve McCurry art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $750 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work can sell for $5,500.
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- What is Steve McCurry's style?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Art photographer Steve McCurry is known for his close-up images of peoples faces, often termed a headshot. McCurry has traveled the globe, capturing conflicts, traditional cultures and scenes from contemporary society. His work often features bright colors in the center of the image, drawing the eye directly to his subject. Shop a selection of Steve McCurry pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024Opinions vary as to what is Steve McCurry's best work. Undoubtedly, his most easily recognizable piece is Afghan Girl, a photograph that he took in 1984 that became a symbol of the suffering of refugees during the Soviet-Afghan War. Other works that could be thought of as among his best include Camels Under a Blackened Sky (1991), Man at the Holi Festival in Rajasthan (1996), Sri Lankan Fisherman (1995) and Shaolin Monastery (2004). On 1stDibs, find a range of Steve McCurry art.