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Boy With Fish - Black & White Silver Gelatin Photograph, Signed and Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
You cannot help but smile when you see the pure joy on this young boy's face as he shows off his "prize" catch to a group of onlookers in Art Shay's photo aptly titled "Boy with Fish...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Supremes Dancing - Detroit, MI, 1965 - Framed, Signed Silver Gelatin Photo
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
The excitement and innocence is profoundly evident on the faces of Dianna Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard - AKA The Supremes, in this behind the scenes photograph, dancing to ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Welcome Democrats, 1968 Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Framing options available.
Art Shay
Welcome Democrats 1968
silver gelatin print, printed circa 2016
20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm
ASY475
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, se...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Damen and Division Street circa 1949, Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Framing options available.
Art Shay
Damen and Division Street, 1949
silver gelatin print, printed circa 2016
20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm
ASY8337
“Art Shay’s photography shakes ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marcel Marceau Shopping on Maxwell circa 1956, Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcel Marceau tries on hats along Maxwell Street circa 1955. Framing options available.
Art Shay
Marcel Marceau Shopping on Maxwell, 1955
silver gelatin print, printed circa 2016
1...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Maxwell Street Dog circa 1949, Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
A dog sits on the streets in front of a booth along Maxwell Street circa 1949. Framing options available.
Art Shay
Maxwell Street Dog, 1949
silver gelatin print, printed circa 2016
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nelson Algren at Comsiky Park circa 1949, Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Nelson Algren stands in a crowd at Comisky Park circa 1949. Framing options available.
Art Shay
Nelson Algren at Comisky Park
silver gelatin print, printed circa 2016
18h x 16w in
4...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hedda Hopper - Hat Lady, Hollywood circa 1956, Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Gossip columnist, Hedda Hopper sits with a lion in hollywood. Framing options available.
Art Shay
Hedda Hopper - Hat Lady, Hollywood, 1956
silver gelatin print, printed circa 2016
2...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Man with the Golden Arm - poker table with Algren circa 1949, Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Nelson Algren and others gather around a poker table. Framing options available.
Art Shay
Man with the Golden Arm, 1949
silver gelatin print, printed circa 2016
16h x 20w in
40.64h ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backyard Olympics - kids playing in the backyard circa 1949, Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Children play and laugh in a backyard with makeshift playgrounds. Lined with a thin black border, framing options available.
Art Shay
Backyard Olympics
silver gelatin print, printed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Brian on Console Table) - Contorted Nude, Black and White Photograph
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
Male nude figure draped over contemporary architectural table. . The artist uses traditional photography methods shooting the image on film. The image is printed using traditional...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled 1997 - Erotic Nude Photo with Figure in Jean Paul Gauthier Tattoo Shirt
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
In this seductive black and white photograph the model poses with his back to the camera wearing John Paul Gautier's sheer Tattoo shirt. The artist uses t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Brian and Carl Morphed) - Two Nude figures, Black and White Photograph
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
Two nude males lie on a bare wood floor. The angle of the photograph suggests that their bodies have melded into one. The artist uses traditional photography methods shooting the i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Oprah Winfrey at the Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago, 1984 - Black & White Photo
Located in Chicago, IL
Adoring fans clamor for an autograph from Oprah Winfrey at the Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago. Every summer since 1929, “The Bud” has united African-Americans throughout the city of Chicago in music, dance, food, and laughter. It is a parade that openly and emphatically praises the historic roots of the South Side of Chicago. This casual look into Oprah's early life is an Artist Proof. It is matted and framed in a simple black metal frame measuring 16.25h x 20.25w inches.
Richard Shay
Oprah Winfrey at the Bud Billiken Parade, Chicago, 1984
archival pigment print
12h x 16w in
30.48h x 40.64w cm
A.P.
RSY016
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou & Quincy Jones at Maya's 65th Birthday Celebration
Located in Chicago, IL
Fierce friends - Maya Angelou, Quincy Jones and Oprah Winfrey - are pictured here in 1993 at the 65th birthday celebration for Ms. Angelou. Oprah said of Angelou - she was my mentor, mother, sister and friend. This A.P. photograph is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 20.25h x 16.25w inches.
Richard Shay
Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones & Maya Angelou at Maya's 65th Birthday Celebration, 1993.
archival pigment print
12h x 16w in
30.48h x 40.64w cm
A.P.
RSY018
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Indigo Men In Guelmim, Morocco Market, 1979 - Color Photograph, Matted & Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
The garments' northern African origins can be traced back hundreds of years, as far as the 7th and 8th Centuries, to the early times of the trans-Saharan t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oprah Winfrey on AM Chicago - Informal Portrait of the Talk Show Host, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Shay met Oprah in the very early days of both of their careers. Here, he captures the then fairly unknown talk show host in an informal portrait. It is a pose much of the world will recognize in the years to come. This A.P. photograph is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 16.25h x 20.25w inches.
Richard Shay
Oprah Portrait Seated on AM Chicago, 1985
archival pigment print
16h x 12w in
40.64h x 30.48w cm
A.P.
RSY017
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 Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Somber Woman, 1992 - Nude Female, Seated and Veiled, Black and White Photograph
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
A quiet solitude is evident in Doug Birkenheuer's photograph entitled "Somber Woman". Her nakedness is veiled in a sheer black cloth, her eyes downcast. The piece is framed in a he...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A Shy Moon in Spring, Large Scale Manipulated Color Photograph with Red Bud Tree
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
With Midwestern resources at her disposal, artist Mary Block explores the beauty surrounding her. Here, Block uses a Red Bud tree which is about to burst into a vibrant showy pink. To enhance the tree's natural beauty, the artist painstakingly adjusts 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 47 x 1.75 inches.
Mary Block
A Shy Moon in Spring
dye sublimation print on aluminum
30h x 45w in
76.20h x 114.30w cm
3/20
MBK004
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 Jr. High School, Gurnie, IL
1994 Meditative Figure, 11th St. Park, Columbia College Chicago, IL
Justice, Chicago Bar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
The Night Sky - Aluminum Mounted Glossy Color Photo with Bright Green Tree
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Winter Pear - Large Scale Glossy Photo on Aluminum with Red Bud Tree and Pear
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Block
Winter Pear
dye sublimation print on aluminum
30h x 41w in
76.20h x 104.14w cm
2/20
MBK003
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Diagonal Lift - Nude Female Balanced on a Pedestal, Black and White Photograph
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous female figure is balanced on a wooden pedestal with a stray hand on her torso. Her muscular figure is enhanced by the sepia tones and the play of light on the subject....
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Archival Pigment
Backside, -Male Nude Torso, Black and White Photograph, Matted and Framed
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
The gorgeous muscular physique of the nude male in Doug Birkenheuer's photograph titled "Backside" is highlighted with the play of light and shadows. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Male Bonding - Passionate Kiss with Dramatic Shadow, Black and White Photograph
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
Shadow and light dominate this photograph of two men engaged in a passionate kiss. The artist uses traditional photography methods shooting the image on film. The image is printed using traditional darkroom techniques. The artwork is tastefully framed and matted. This artwork is framed using non reflective museum glass. Framed Dimensions: 17.5 x 14.5 inches
Doug Birkenheuer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Woman in Sheer Dress, Silver Gelatin Black & White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
At what appears to be a costume party, this beautiful woman, draped in a sheer tunic, must have been the center of attention. Dressed as Aphrodite, she clearly commands those around her. With his camera as his constant companion, Shay was able to capture moments of everyday life and make them extraordinary. This artwork is currently unframed. Contact gallery for framing options.
Art Shay
Woman in Sheer Dress
silver gelatin print
20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm
7ED.1.20.12005
ASY12005
“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
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marlon Brando, Libertyville, Illinois, 1950 - Silver Gelatin Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
On assignment for Life Magazine in 1950, Art Shay photographed Marlon Brando at his family farm in Libertyville, Illinois, just north of Chicago. Looking straight into Art's lens, Brando is innocent of the fame that is about to become his world. He went on to a career spanning sixty years including winning two Oscars for Best Actor. This photograph is unframed. Contact the gallery for framing options.
Art Shay
Brando Portrait, 1950
silver gelatin print
20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm
ASY12088
“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
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude Mountain - Black & White Photo, Nude Female Torso in Montana Mountain Scene
By Kirill Polevoy
Located in Chicago, IL
A nude female reclines on her side as photographer Kirill Polevoy captures her beauty juxtaposed against the rugged Montana mountains. This large fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blues Guitarist, Buddy Guy, 1966, Playing Guitar, Framed Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, this black and white photograph of Buddy Guy was taken by Art Shay in 1966. In 2016, Buddy Guy chose this photo for his 80th birthday celebration poster. It is signed on the front of the image. It is matted in a heavy mat and framed in a black metal frame. It measures 25.5h x 19.5w inches.
Art Shay
Buddy Guy, 1966
archival pigment print
19h x 13w in
48.26h x 33.02w cm
ASY177
“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...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lovejoy AKA Brooklyn, Illinois, Crossing the Street, for Ebony Magazine, 1952
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay
Brooklyn: Crossing the Street, 1952
silver gelatin print
24.25 x 20.25 framed
ASY095
Art Shay photographed the community of Brooklyn, IL for Ebony Magazine, 1952. These ph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blues Great Howlin' Wolf, Chicago 1966, Framed Black and White Photo by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Howlin' Wolf was one of blues music's all-time greats, known for his electric guitar-based style. Photographed here in 1966 by Art Shay, this black and white image is signed on the bottom right corner. It is matted and framed, measuring 27.5h x 21.5w inches.
Art Shay
Howlin' Wolf, 1966
silver gelatin print
20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm
ASY199
“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...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas 1961, The Rat Pack, Black & White Photo
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Two of the famed Rat Pack are shown here is this playful photograph by Art Shay. Dean Martin carries Frank Sinatra across the stage while the other members enjoy the antics in this ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stripes & Kisses, Chicago, Geometric Patterns, 2 Children Kissing, B&W Photo
By Kirill Polevoy
Located in Chicago, IL
Patterns abound in this black and white photograph by Kirill Polevoy. The stairs, the woman's patterned tunic, the shadows all take us to the two children in the background, sneakin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rooster, Colorado - Black & White Photo of A Cocky Rooster in a Sparse Landscape
By Kirill Polevoy
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mars on Earth, Michigan - Black & White Photo of A Sparse Snow Covered Landscape
By Kirill Polevoy
Located in Chicago, IL
The harsh, grim landscape of the surface of mars is the subject of Kirill Polevoy's black and white photograph entitled "Mars on Earth, Michigan". By bringing the angle of the photo down to the ground, there is an even greater sparseness to the stark landscape. Yet with a closer look, we see the boulders and sand are actually melted snow piles. This large format photograph is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Kirill Polevoy
Mars on Earth, Michigan
archival pigment print
60h x 40w in
152.40h x 101.60w cm
1/20
KIP034
“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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Man With the Golden Arm, 1949, Nelson Algren as the Dealer, Silver Gelatin
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
In the novel "The Man with the Golden Arm" by Nelson Algren, the main character is a card shark. Here Art has taken a twist on that title by showing Algren as the dealer in one of Art's most famous shots. This work is framed in a simple black metal frame measuring 21.5h x 25.25w inches.
Art Shay
The Man with the Golden Arm, 1949
silver gelatin print
16h x 20w in
40.64h x 50.80w cm
ASY15107
“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...
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Leaf
Tracks to War, New Jersey, 1943, Black and White Photograph, Signed, Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lombardi Huddle, Green Bay Packer Coach Vince Lombardi 1966 by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Famed Green Bay Packer coach Vince Lombardi photographed at Lambeau Field in 1966 by Art Shay. The angle of this shot is particularly interesting. Art was definitely up close and personal with the coach and players that day! This photograph is not framed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Art Shay
Lombardi Huddle, 1966
silver gelatin print, printed later
20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm
ASY15080
“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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
A Farm Grandma Waiting for Kids, 1951
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“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...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Car Reflection, 1958, Black and White Photograph Appeared in LIFE Magazine
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay carried his camera with him where ever he went. He captured everyday moments and some not so everyday like this car. It's reflection in a shop window gives the appearance ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lovejoy AKA Brooklyn, Illinois, Sisters for Ebony Magazine, 1952, by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay
Brooklyn: Sisters, 1952
silver gelatin print
24.25 x 20.25 framed
ASY103
Art Shay photographed the community of Brooklyn, IL for Ebony Magazine, 1952. These photographs are the result of that experience.
Brooklyn (popularly known as Lovejoy), is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Located two miles north of East St. Louis, Illinois and three miles northeast of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, it is the oldest town incorporated by African Americans in the United States. It was founded by freed and fugitive slaves from St. Louis, led by "Mother" Priscilla Baltimore in the period of 1829 to 1839. Its motto is "Founded by Chance, Sustained by Courage".
“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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
No Charges - American Flag Painting over Vintage Newsprint Photo Collage
By Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
Patrick Burns
No Charges
original newsprint, acrylic, polymer, resin on panel
32h x 48w in
81.28h x 121.92w cm
PB0004
Patrick Burns
b. 1987, Cleveland, OH
Bio
I like to explore themes that are unique to the American experience in my work. By merging the iconography of the US flag and the headlines from major events of our past, I can express a more personal understanding of what it means to be an American and the journey that has shaped our country.
West Virginia Raised.
Maine Educated. Colby College
Exhibitions
2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
American Experience, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, June 2015
2014 (e)merge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC. Amstel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel, Newsprint, Polymer
Nakedly Patriotic, 1970, Peaceful Gathering, Nude Female, Archival Pigment Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
A large outdoor gathering is the setting of this amazing photo by Art Shay. "Nakedly Patriotic" is just that - the nude female in the foreground looks toward the raised American Fla...
Category
1960s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brooklyn, Illinois, Twins, 1952 - For Ebony Magazine in Lovejoy AKA Brooklyn, IL
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay photographed the community of Brooklyn, IL for Ebony Magazine, 1952. These photographs are the result of that experience. Brooklyn (popularly known as Lovejoy), is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Located two miles north of East St. Louis, Illinois and three miles northeast of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, it is the oldest town incorporated by African Americans in the United States. It was founded by freed and fugitive slaves from St. Louis, led by "Mother" Priscilla Baltimore in the period of 1829 to 1839. Its motto is "Founded by Chance, Sustained by Courage". This photograph is framed.
Art Shay
Brooklyn Twins, 1952
silver gelatin print
14h x 11w in
19.25h x 16.5w in framed
ASY15054
“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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Caitlyn Bruce Jenner, Montreal Olympics, 1976, Black and White Photograph Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
This iconic photo of Bruce Jenner (aka Caitlyn Jenner) is at the moment of his decathlon win at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The photographer, Art Shay, s...
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Nixons on LaSalle Street, Chicago, 1968, Color Photograph, Signed on Back
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Nixon, with his hands in the air waving his iconic "V" for victory, is shown here on the campaign trail during the 1968 presidential election. The photograph was taken on Chicago's famed LaSalle Street with the Board of Trade in the background.
Art Shay
The Nixons on LaSalle Street, 1968
archival pigment print
22h x 17w in
55.88h x 43.18w cm
“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...
Category
1960s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Three to Four Ages of Women - Black and White Street Photography by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay's true love was street photography. It is evidently clear in this shot entitled "The Three, Maybe Four, Ages of Women" with the young mannequin bride, the middle aged women...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a large scale black and white photo of Marlon Brando as a young man at his family farm with his dog. In 1951 Life Magazine asked Art Shay to photograph Marlon Brando at his family home in Libertyville, IL. This is one of the photos from that shoot. In 2000, Art Shay published Album for an Age: Unconventional Words and Pictures from the Twentieth Century. This artwork is matted and framed.
Art Shay
Marlon Brando Kissing Dog...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Young Pool Shark, Chicago 1949, Black & White Photograph, Framed, Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“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...
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Killers For Hire, JFK, South Dakota 1960, Black and White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
This photograph features John F Kennedy sitting on the back of a convertible with US Representative George McGovern in what at first glance appears to be a parade route in South Dako...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vegas, Hotel Signs, Homage to Mondrian, Color Street Photography by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay's love of Street Photography is evident is this photograph simply titled "Vegas". A plethora of restaurant and hotel signs pay homage to Mondrian. These colorful signs cov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Brian on Console Table) - Contorted Nude, Black and White Photograph
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
Male nude figure draped over contemporary architectural table. . The artist uses traditional photography methods shooting the image on film. The image is printed using traditional darkroom techniques. The artwork is tastefully framed and matted. This artwork is framed using non reflective museum glass. Framed Dimensions: 17.5 x 14.5 inches
Doug Birkenheuer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Seurat's A La Grande Jatte w Marcel Marceau, Chicago, 1958, Black & White Photo
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
This 1958 photograph by Art Shay shows Marcel Marceau in front of George Seurat's famed painting "Sunday Afternoon" at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Art Shay
A La Grande Jatte, 1958...
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Palmer Ready to Win His 2nd Masters, Augusta, Georgia 1960, Vintage Photograph
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Poised to win his 2nd Green Jacket, Arnold Palmer is on the 18th hole with a one shot lead in this vintage photograph by Art Shay. The photo is mounted to board and signed on the b...
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gun, Brooklyn - Black and White Photograph, Graffiti and Young Man in Brooklyn
By Kirill Polevoy
Located in Chicago, IL
The photographer walks cities with his Leica camera capturing unexpected moments. His brand of street photography is sometimes poignant and sometimes hum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pulled, Male Nude with Shrouded Face, Black and White Photograph, Matted, Framed
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
This male nude shrouded with a veil over his face captures the human form in an exquisite expression of emotion and movement. The photo is double matted in a creamy white mat and framed in a simple wooden frame measuring 16.5 x 16.5 inches.
Doug Birkenheuer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Steel Beam Nude- Black and White Photograph by Doug Birkenheuer, Matted, Framed
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, blurred background in this photograph pushes attention to the contrast between the rounded shapes in the human figure and the hard industrial edges of the steel beam. Dark and light contrast beautifully to create the architectural scene. The photograph is matted and framed. Dimensions shown are framed size.
Doug Birkenheuer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Maxwell Street Dog, Black & White Street Photography, Chicago, 1953 by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay's love of Street Photography is evident is this 1953 photograph entitled "Maxwell Street Dog". A Chicago tradition running for about 100 years, the Maxwell Street Market wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Floating Sasha - Black & White Photograph, Birds Eye View of A Woman Floating
By Kirill Polevoy
Located in Chicago, IL
A woman floats in a pool with her dark hair trailing behind her. Her dark cat shaped sunglasses and checked bathing suit are reminiscent of a bygone era. This photograph is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Kirill Polevoy
Floating Sasha, Montana
archival pigment print
30h x 40w in
76.20h x 101.60w cm
1/25
KIP037
“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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lovejoy AKA Brooklyn, Illinois, Brothers, for Ebony Magazine, 1952 by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay
Brooklyn: Brothers, 1952
silver gelatin print
24.25 x 20.25 framed
ASY104
Art Shay photographed the community of Brooklyn, IL for Ebony Magazine, 1952. These photographs a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Start..., Black and White Photograph Matted and Framed by Doug Birkenheuer
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
The unique angle in this photograph emphasizes the tension in the arms as the subject ascends the ladder. Dark and light contrast beautifully to create the architectural scene. The photograph is matted and framed in and antiqued silver painted frame with non-reflective glass. Dimensions shown are framed size.
Doug Birkenheuer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
