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Art ShayHugh Hefner in His Bedroom Office, Chicago 1961, Black and White Photography2017
2017
About the Item
"Nelson Algren's Chicago: Photographs by Art Shay", page 34. Hugh Hefner liked Algren and vice versa. After Hefner purchased several of his short stories for Playboy, Algren said, 'The guy singlehandedly lifted pornography from the gutter, and who can blame him for living out his own American Dream. Personally I wouldn't drink all that Pepsi Cola.' This picture was taken at Hefner's Chicago mansion in 1968 for a Time Magazine cover story. 'How could you do a novel on this guy?' Algren once asked, 'He's a novel already.' It is signed in the bottom right hand front corner, also signed on back with studio stamp. This work is unframed. Contact the gallery for framing options.
Art Shay
Hefner in Bedroom Office, 1968
silver gelatin print, later print, unnumbered edition
16h x 20w in
40.64h x 50.80w cm
ASY409
“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, photographer; IIT Institute of Design President
“I have one of Art Shay’s pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the Chicago accent, which may be to say he’s telling you the truth. I think it takes a realist to see the humor in things. I know it takes a realist to see the depths of tragedy. Art’s work is so real it feels like a Madison Street guy tapping me on the forearm.”
David Mamet
- Creator:Art Shay (1922 - 2018, American)
- Creation Year:2017
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Chicago, IL
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