Michael Jordan was so excited to celebrate with his fellow teammates, he arrived at the party missing one of those famed "Air Jordan" shoes! Photographer Richard Shay caught him in this shot from 1997 while celebrating the team's 5th Championship win. This A.P. photograph is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 20.25h x 16.25w inches.
Richard Shay
MIchael Jordan "One Shoe Left at United Center" Celebrating 5th Championship Win, 1997, 2023
archival pigment print
16h x 12w in
40.64h x 30.48w cm
A.P.
RSY009
Richard Shay grew up in Deerfield, Illinois where his father, the famed photojournalist, Art Shay and his wife Florence had moved to raise their family. Surrounded by the influence of his larger-than-life dad, Richard would go on to follow in his father's path. After traveling the world in his early 20's, Richard returned to Chicago and began photographing at The Oprah Winfrey Show. He became the family photographer for basketball player and Chicago treasure, Michael Jordan. He would go on to tour the US and Russia with The Smashing Pumpkins...
Category
2010s Contemporary Tracey Moffatt Art
MaterialsArchival Pigment