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Steve Schapiro

Overview

Born in New York in 1934, Steve Schapiro began taking photographs at the age of 9. He originally aimed to be a writer but decided to devote himself to photojournalism and was taught by William Eugene Smith. In 1961 he embarked on a career as a freelance photographer and captured key historical moments of the 1960s, working for Life, Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, Time and Paris Match amongst others. Schapiro’s work has been exhibited internationally and was included in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 1968 exhibition Harlem On My Mind and more recently Warhol Underground at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. His work is held in the collections of the Smithsonian, The High Museum and the National Portrait Gallery amongst others and is the subject of six, American Edge, Schapiro’s Heroes, The Godfather Family Album, Taxi Driver, Then and Now, and Bliss.

Featured Exhibitions

  • Steve Schapiro: Heroes

    09/06 — 20/08/16

  • STEVE SCHAPIRO: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

    04/06 — 05/09/20

  • 25 YEARS OF ATLAS GALLERY

    12/07 — 14/09/19

Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Three Men, New York 1961
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
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Steve Schapiro

Muhammad Ali, Monopoly, Louisivill, KY, 1963
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

James Baldwin, Do You Love Me, 1963
Gelatin silver print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Samuel Beckett looking at film, 1964
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Nico in Times Square, New York, 1965
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Rene Magritte, MOMA New York, 1965
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro

Warhol and Sedgwick Entourage, NYC, 1965
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Freedom Now, Canton, Ohio, 1964
Gelatin silver print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

“We Shall Overcome” Summer of ’64 Freedom Bus, Oxford, Ohio, 1964
Gelatin silver print

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Steve Schapiro
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Steve Schapiro

Martin Luther King Jr. leading March, Selma, AL, 1965
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
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Steve Schapiro

Vote, Selma March, 1965
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Martin Luther King, Jr. with Group (Forman, Abernathy, Douglas, Lewis), 1965
Gelatin silver print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Selma March, Flag, 1965
Gelatin silver print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Robert Kennedy Campaign, California, 1966
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Warhol & The Velvet Underground Through Window, LA, 1966
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

The Worst Is Yet to Come, New York, 1968
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

I am a Man, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968
Gelatin silver print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Robert Redford & Lauren Hutton, Sonoma, CA, 1970
Gelatin Silver Print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

The Godfather, The Whisper, 1971
Archival pigment print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Bowie (Blue), New Mexico, 1975
Archival pigment print

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Steve Schapiro

Bowie, Low, New Mexico, 1975
Archival pigment print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Bowie (Motorcycle), Los Angeles, 1975
Archival pigment print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

Jodie Crossing Street, NY, 1975
Archival pigment print

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Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro

De Niro, Graffiti, NY, 1975
Gelatin Silver Print

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