- U.S. 10, Post Falls, Idaho
- from the series SITES, Group II, Pt. #1
Sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
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Rather than training his camera on the sublime majesty of the American landscape—the actual falls in Post Falls, Idaho, for instance—Stephen Shore focused on seemingly banal subjects in small-town America during road trips in the 1970s. And rather than photographing in black-and-white, as nearly all fine art photographers did, Shore shot in color despite its association with advertising and snapshots. With these rebellious choices and a Pop sensibility honed as a youth in Andy Warhol’s famous Factory, Shore prompted viewers to take a second look at scenes that might at first seem commonplace. This image appeared in Shore’s 1982 book, Uncommon Places.
ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, left edge center reading vertically: 5-73-84
Inscribed in black ink, verso bottom left edge: U.S.10, POST FALLS, IDAHO 8/25/74 100:227.1
Signed in black ink, verso, bottom right edge: STEPHEN SHORE ' 75
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