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La Brea Ave. and Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California
La Brea Ave. and Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California

La Brea Ave. and Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California

Artist Stephen Shore (American, born 1947)
DateJune 21, 1975; printed 1998
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 14 7/16 × 17 7/8 inches (36.67 × 45.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 19 15/16 inches (40.64 × 50.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.5007
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right corner, in black pen: "STEPHEN SHORE"
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower left corner, in black pen: "LA BREA AVE. + BEVERLY BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 6/21/75"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right corner, in black pen: "SS.037.9"
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DescriptionImage of gas stations (Chevron, Texaco) along the street.Gallery Label

In this photograph, Stephen Shore focuses on familiar aspects of American roadside culture: gas stations, traffic lights and advertising signage. He composes this vernacular landscape to highlight the nuances of atmosphere, color and form.

Shore was among a group of photographers in the early 1970s who fully embraced the new formal and conceptual possibilities of color photography, which, until then, had been largely relegated to commercial uses.

Copyright© Stephen Shore
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