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Item Ships From: Illinois
Steven Tyler / Johnny Depp on stage by Zack Whitford
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
Limited edition graphic on Archival Canson Platine Fibre Rag paper.
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Edition size: 25
16" x 20" Print
Please inquire for framing options
BIO...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hugh Hefner in His Bedroom Office, Chicago 1961, Black and White Photography
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
"Nelson Algren's Chicago: Photographs by Art Shay", page 34. Hugh Hefner liked Algren and vice versa. After Hefner purchased several of his short stori...
Category
1960s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot with Cigar in Spain, 1971 - Platinum Lifetime Print
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Platinum lifetime print. (lifetime signed)
20 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 50 + 10 ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Johnny Depp at Home By Zack Whitford - Contemporary Portrait Photography
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
Johnny At Home
Johnny Depp in a relaxed state at his home.
Archival pigment print
Edition size: 25 (in each size)
Available in 3 print sizes:
16" x 20"
20" x 24"
30" x 40...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - co signed by Terry O'Neill and Bardot
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Co signed by Brigitte Bardot and Terry O'Neill
40 x 60 inches
Edition Size: 50 +...
Category
1970s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - estate print
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Posthumuous c type estate print with digital signature
72 x 108 inches
Edition ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Frank Sinatra - For the love of vinyl
Located in Chicago, IL
For the love of vinyl – circa 1945. Frank Sinatra relaxing at home in Toluca Lake, CA preparing to listen to some music. Note daughter Nancy in the edge of the right frame.
From Sin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Audrey Hepburn in Pool, 1966 by Terry O'Neill
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
Audrey Hepburn having a swim during a break from filming Stanley Donen’s 1967 work ‘Two for the Road’ in St Tropez.
Limited edition silver gelatin print
Paper size: 16 H x 20 W inc...
Category
1960s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill Bruce Springsteen on the Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, 1975
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
This photo captures a 25-year-old Bruce Springsteen just after his visit to Tower Records. Springsteen was in LA promoting his new album, Born to Run, 1975. The album was Springsteen...
Category
1960s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mr. Baxter - Antique Painted and Appropriated Photograph
By Marcos Raya
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcos Raya's artwork has deep connections to Rasquache or Rasquachismo– an aesthetic tied to the working-class Mexican art exemplified by the statement "Make the most of the least"....
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Mixed Media
Michael Jordan and Bruce Willis Celebrating the Bulls 5th Win - Color Photograph
Located in Chicago, IL
Cigars come out and congratulations abound as Michael Jordan wins his 5th Championship in 1997. Here, Richard Shay has captured the moment when fan Bruce Willis looks at the superstar with such admiration and awe to be in his presence. This A.P. photograph is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 14.5h x 15.75w inches.
Richard Shay
Michael Jordan with Bruce Willis Celebrating Bulls 5th Championship, 1997
archival pigment print
9.75h x 11w in
24.77h x 27.94w cm
A.P.
RSY013
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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Shoeless Michael Jordan Celebrating 5th Championship Win, 1997 - Color Photo
Located in Chicago, IL
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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Walter Payton "Sweetness" with Trophies - Color Photograph, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
There are may not have been a more versatile athlete in league history. Walter Payton, aka Sweetness, rushed for 16,726 yards (second most all-time), caught 492 passes, threw for eight touchdowns and often punished defenders with his blocking. Richard Shay captures the football great here with 2 of him many many trophies won over his lifetime. This Artist Proof is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 20.25h x 16.25w x 1d inches.
Richard Shay
Walter Payton "Sweetness" with Trophies, 1988, 2023
archival pigment print
16h x 12w in
40.64h x 30.48w cm
A.P.
RSY008
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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Baldwin Standing, Deerfield, IL 1961, Deerfield Integration Rally
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
"In 1961 Art Shay encounted the African American writer and itellectual James Baldwin at a neighbor's home in Deerfield, Illinois. Baldwin was visiting the lily-white suburb because it had recently drawn international attention for its stand against residential racial integration. He attended a house partyon behalf of the American Freedom of Residence Fund, a national oranization of liberal integrationists that supported the beleagured local group, the Deerfield Citizens for Human Rights. Shay captured Baldwin hiding away in the kitchen. As he looks back at the camera, Baldwin seems to ponder the absurdity of his environment in Deerfield, where residents seemed so scared of having a dark-skinned neighbor like him." {Experpt from Troublemakers: Chicago Freedom Struggles Through the Lens of Art Shay by Erik S. Gellman}
Art Shay
James Baldwin, 1961
archival pigment print
19h x 13w in
48.26h x 33.02w cm
Framed:
21.75h x 16.50w x 1.25d in
55.24h x 41.91w x 3.17d cm
ASY365
“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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ann Landers 'One Days' Mail', 1993 - Color Photograph, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A throw back to snail-mail, this photograph of Eppy Lederer, aka Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Ann Landers, captures her in her element. For over forty years, Ann Landers counseled mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait 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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oprah Winfrey on AM Chicago, 1985 - Color Photograph, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
An intensity and empathy that will become her trademark, is so apparent on Oprah's face as she interviews a guest on her first talk show - AM Chicago. Oprah began her storied career on A.M. Chicago, a half-hour morning talk show airing in Chicago. In 1983, the new general manager hired Winfrey to replace the program's former host. Winfrey took over as host on January 2, 1984, and, within a month, took it from last place to first place in local Chicago...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Michael Jordan on His 40th Birthday, 2003 - B&W Photograph, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
As the personal photographer for this much loved Chicago icon, Richard Shay captured MJ on his 40th birthday celebration. This Artist Proof is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 16.25h x 20.25w x 1d inches.
Richard Shay
Michael Jordan on His 40th Birthday, 2003
archival pigment print
12h x 16w in
30.48h x 40.64w cm
A.P.
RSY006
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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chuck Berry in Chicago, 1988 - B&W Photograph of Famed Musician, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Chuck Berry was introduced to Chess Records through his pal and fellow musician Muddy Waters. Berry’s collaboration with the record label would solidify his impact on music and his connection to Chicago. In 1988, Chess Records released a boxed set of Berry's greatest hits. The same year he went on a world tour stopping long enough in Chicago for Richard Shay to capture him here, complete with his guitar. This piece is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 21h x 20.5w x 1d inches.
Richard Shay
Chuck Berry in Chicago, 1988
archival pigment print
16h x 20w in
40.64h x 50.80w cm
ed. of 30
RSY004
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 Illinois - Portrait 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 Illinois - Portrait 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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oprah Rehearses Dream Girls with Michael Peters, 1983 - B&W Photograph, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
This publicity photo of Oprah Winfrey and famed choreographer Michael Peters was for a fantasy sequence with two of the stars from the hit musical "Dreamgirls". Oprah had been heard...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait 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 Illinois - Portrait 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 Illinois - Portrait 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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra "Selfie" in the Medicine Cabinet
By Frank Sinatra
Located in Chicago, IL
An early Self Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa late 1930s. At home in Hoboken, NJ. One of the earliest photos found in the family archive and perhaps, lik...
Category
1930s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra Driving Home
Located in Chicago, IL
Driving Home – Frank Sinatra circa 1950 driving his Cadillac. Hollywood, CA.
From Sinatra Family Archive
Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink
Each fine print i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Frank Sinatra - Live from the Rustic Cabin
By Nancy Sinatra Sr.
Located in Chicago, IL
Live from the Rustic Cabin – Frank Sinatra circa 1938. Performing at the Rustic Cabin. Likely taken in rehearsals or during a live performance. Photo by Nancy Sinatra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Frank Sinatra "Selfie" on the stairs - Estate stamped
By Frank Sinatra
Located in Chicago, IL
“Selfie” on the stairs of a young Frank Sinatra. Self Portrait circa late 1930s. Likely taken on the stairs at Sinatra’s parents in Hoboken, NJ.
Giclee ...
Category
1930s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frank Sinatra - Me and My Shadow
By Nancy Sinatra Sr.
Located in Chicago, IL
Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa 1939. Taken at their apartment on Garden St, Hoboken, NJ. Photo by Nancy Sinatra Senior. This striking photo is one of the family’s favorites. This is...
Category
1930s Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
Frank Sinatra - Sitting at Desk - Estate
Located in Chicago, IL
Sitting at Desk – circa 1945. Frank Sinatra at home in Toluca Lake. Note the portrait of FDR on the wall. Sinatra said after meeting him “He’s the greatest man alive today and here’s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Salma Hayek as Frida
By Peter Sorel
Located in Chicago, IL
Salma Hayek photographed as Frida Khalo during the production of the 2002 film "Frida."
Archival chromogenic print on Hahnemüle Photo Rag Paper, matted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Inkjet, Rag Paper
Gregg Allman and Cher, mid 1970's by Julian Wasser -
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Gregg Allman and Cher, mid 1970's
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches - $6,200
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inches
40 x 60 inches
Artist Bio:
After st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frank Sinatra - Relaxing on Tour - Estate Stamped
Located in Chicago, IL
Relaxing on Tour – Frank Sinatra circa April 1962 at a stop on his 30 stop World Tour for Children. They stopped in Honolulu, HI on the way to the first concerts in Japan. This was f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
Elizabeth Taylor at the Oscars, 1961 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Liz Taylor at the Oscars, 1961, PARIS MATCH
This photograph was taken at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on the night Elizabeth Taylor won her first Acad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frank Sinatra - Study for a Bronze Bust
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze Bust – Frank Sinatra posing at the studio of famous Sculptor Jo Davidson. Circa 1946. Note the famous bust of Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Frank Sinatra - Live at The Sands
Located in Chicago, IL
Live at The Sands – Frank Sinatra circa mid 1950s. Performing at the Copa Room, Sands Hotel. Las Vegas, NV.
Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink
Each fine print...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
Frank Sinatra - Let me see...Anyone here play the harp?
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra during a break from recording at Studio A at Capitol Records.
Approximate Date: 1956-1957.
Capitol Photo Archives
Archival digital print. Printed on 100% Cotton Rag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Farrah Fawcett with Butterfly Mirror, 1976 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Farrah Fawcett with Butterfly Mirror, 1976, PEOPLE
Farrah Fawcett on the set of "Charlie's Angels" getting her hair and makeup done.
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Availabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frank Sinatra - Looking out - New Jersey - Estate Stamped
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra in his early years. Circa 1940. Hoboken, NJ. Taken by a family member.
Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink
Each fine print is numbered and emboss...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Marcel Duchamp with his Bicycle Wheel, 1963 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcel Duchamp with his bicycle wheel, 1963
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches - $5,500
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frank Sinatra White Shoes - Summer in the City
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra circa early 1940s. New York City.
Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink
Each fine print is numbered and embossed with the official Frank Sinatra Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Frank Sinatra - Taking Notes - Estate
Located in Chicago, IL
Taking notes – Frank Sinatra circa 1940. Hoboken, NJ. Taken by a family member.
Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink
Each fine print is numbered and embossed wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Steve McQueen with 1962 Land Rover Series by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches - $7,200
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inches
40 x 60 inches
Artist Bio:
After starting his career at the age of 14...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancer Toni Basil and Actor Dean Stockwell photographed by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Dancer, Toni Basil shown with actor Dean Stockwell.
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches - $5,200
20 x 24 inches
30 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sonny and Cher, 1964 by Julian Wasser - Contemporary Photography
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Sonny and Cher, 1964
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches $7,200
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inches
40 x 60 inches
Artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot", 1959 by Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot", 1959
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches - $6,200
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inches
40 x 60 inches
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Shhh.....
By Susan Aurinko
Located in Chicago, IL
Archival Digital Print on Hahnemühle fine art matte paper.
Edition size: 11
Paper size: 16 x 20 inches
Frame size: 21 x 18 inches
Sold matted with 3" white mat
Also available in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen, 1964
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Steve McQueen, 1964
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches - $6,200
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inches
40 x 60 inches
Artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Keith Moon, 1966 by Julian Wasser - Drummer of rock band, the Who
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Keith Moon, 1966, TIME
Keith Moon, English drummer from the rock band, the Who, shares a limo with a girl holding a bottle of Dom Perignon. Taken outside o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Joe Perry - Istanbul Rehearsal - Aerosmith - Hollywood Vampires
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
Joe Perry during a rehearsal for an Aerosmith show in Istanbul that never took place.
Limited edition graphic on Archival Canson Platine Fibre Rag paper.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Love is Love, Reflected by Zack Whitford - Steven Tyler in concert - Aerosmith
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
Steven Tyler at the Piano
Archival pigment print
Edition size: 25
16" x 20" print
Please inquire about framing options
BIO
A gifted young street photographer, who just happens to be the son of Aerosmith’s rhythm guitarist, Brad Whitford, is set loose with the band. The result is a take on rock photography that blows through all the commercial conventions of hype-driven money shots. ~Michael Weinstein...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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