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

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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.

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