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"I Love You... Leave a Message"

Memorial Retrospective

December 1, 2022 – January 21, 2023

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Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick and Entourage II, 1965

Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick and Entourage II, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 15

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 10

Freedom Now, “Summer of '64”, 1964

Freedom Now, “Summer of '64”, 1964
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

60 x 40 inches, Ed. of 8

The Worst Is Yet To Come, New York, c. 1968

The Worst Is Yet To Come, New York, c. 1968
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered on label verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 10

40 x 60 inches, Ed. of 8

Coney Island Beach, New York, 1959

Coney Island Beach, New York, 1959
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) Reflection in Mirror, Louisville, Kentucky, 1963

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) Reflection in Mirror, Louisville, Kentucky, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

"I Am A Man", 1968

"I Am A Man", 1968
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

60 x 40 inches, Ed. of 8

James Baldwin, God Is Love, Harlem, 1963

James Baldwin, God Is Love, Harlem, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Migrant Workers in Field (Bean Pickers), Arkansas, 1961

Migrant Workers in Field (Bean Pickers), Arkansas, 1961
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered on label verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

40 x 60 inches, Ed. of 8

Man on Iceberg, Lake Michigan, 1961

Man on Iceberg, Lake Michigan, 1961
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

"Vote", Selma March, 1965

"Vote", Selma March, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 10

60 x 40 inches, Ed. of 8

Truman Capote in Bed, Truman Capote in Holcomb Kansas During the Filming of "In Cold Blood", April, 1967

Truman Capote in Bed, Truman Capote in Holcomb Kansas During the Filming of "In Cold Blood", April, 1967
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, stamped verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 10

Ike and Tina Turner, Los Angeles, 1974

Ike and Tina Turner, Los Angeles, 1974
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Robert De Niro Pointing Gun, "Taxi Driver," New York, 1975

Robert De Niro Pointing Gun, "Taxi Driver," New York, 1975
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Midnight Cowboy, New York, 1968

Midnight Cowboy, New York, 1968
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Three Men, New York, 1961

Three Men, New York, 1961
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 10

60 x 40 inches, Ed. of 8

Robert Kennedy Campaign, New York, 1963

Robert Kennedy Campaign, New York, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Robert Redford and Lauren Hutton, Sonoma, California, 1970

Robert Redford and Lauren Hutton, Sonoma, California, 1970
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered on label verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 x 40 inches, Ed. of 10

East Harlem, Diner, New York (Addict), 1960

East Harlem, Diner, New York (Addict), 1960
Silver Gelatin Photograph

Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Jodie at Night, "Taxi Driver," New York, 1975

Jodie at Night, "Taxi Driver," New York, 1975
Silver Gelatin Photograph

Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Andy Warhol, Castelli Gallery, New York, 1965

Andy Warhol, Castelli Gallery, New York, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

60 x 40 inches, Ed. of 8

Hullaballoo with Chuck Berry, New York, 1965

Hullaballoo with Chuck Berry, New York, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, and Other Activists March on Washington, 1963

Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, and Other Activists March on Washington, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

40 x 60 inches, Ed. of 8

Selma Marcher in the Rain, 1965

Selma Marcher in the Rain, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 10

40 x 60 inches, Ed. of 8

Buster Keaton, New York City, 1964

Buster Keaton, New York City, 1964
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

John Lewis, Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Clarksdale, 1963

John Lewis, Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Clarksdale, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Supermarket Pickets, New Jersey (“It's Got to be Somebody's Fault”), 1963

Supermarket Pickets, New Jersey (“It's Got to be Somebody's Fault”), 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 10

Robert Kennedy at Berkeley, California, 1966

Robert Kennedy at Berkeley, California, 1966
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 10

40 x 60 inches, Ed. of 8

Amateur Hour, Apollo Theatre, Harlem, 1961

Amateur Hour, Apollo Theatre, Harlem, 1961
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Claes Oldenberg, New York, 1962

Claes Oldenberg, New York, 1962
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Be Happy (Fourth of July), Michigan City, Indiana, 2000

Be Happy (Fourth of July), Michigan City, Indiana, 2000
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Boy on Ground with Flag, Selma, March, 1965

Boy on Ground with Flag, Selma, March, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Bowie Keaton, New Mexico, 1970

Bowie Keaton, New Mexico, 1970
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, stamped verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Demonstrator (laughing) and Trooper, Philadelphia, Mississippi, 1965

Demonstrator (laughing) and Trooper, Philadelphia, Mississippi, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered verso on label
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Dustin Hoffman and Bob Fosse, Miami, 1973

Dustin Hoffman and Bob Fosse, Miami, 1973
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) with Children, Louisville, Kentucky, 1963

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) with Children, Louisville, Kentucky, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Rene Magritte, Asleep on Bench, MOMA, New York, 1965

Rene Magritte, Asleep on Bench, MOMA, New York, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Samuel Beckett Looking at Film (Samuel Beckett while making the film called "Film"), New York, 1964

Samuel Beckett Looking at Film (Samuel Beckett while making the film called "Film"), New York, 1964
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Ray Charles, Board Room, New York, 1966

Ray Charles, Board Room, New York, 1966
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered verso on label
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Martin Scorsese with Gun and Grapes, "Taxi Driver," New York, 1975

Martin Scorsese with Gun and Grapes, "Taxi Driver," New York, 1975
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered verso


Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) Playing Monopoly, Louisville, Kentucky, 1963

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) Playing Monopoly, Louisville, Kentucky, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, stamped verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

60 x 40 inches, Ed. of 8

The Man who Fell to Earth, David Bowie, New Mexico, 1975

The Man who Fell to Earth, David Bowie, New Mexico, 1975
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

The Whisper, Marlon Brando in "The Godfather," New York, 1971

The Whisper, Marlon Brando in "The Godfather," New York, 1971
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 50

40 x 30 inches, Ed. of 25

60 x 40 inches, Ed. of 8

Barbra Streisand, Pearl Earring, Los Angeles, 1967

Barbra Streisand, Pearl Earring, Los Angeles, 1967
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, stamped verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr. with John Lewis on the steps of the Montgomery Capitol at the conclusion of the Selma March, 1965

Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr. with John Lewis on the steps of the Montgomery Capitol at the conclusion of the Selma March, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, stamped verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Stop Police Killings, Selma, 1965

Stop Police Killings, Selma, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Hippie with "Love" Hat, Haight Ashbury, San Francisco, 1967

Hippie with "Love" Hat, Haight Ashbury, San Francisco, 1967
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, stamped vers

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Motel Room Hours After He Was Shot, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Motel Room Hours After He Was Shot, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered erso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 10

40 x 60 inches, Ed. of 8

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his wife, Coretta, Rosa Parks, and other activists march for voting rights, 1965

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his wife, Coretta, Rosa Parks, and other activists march for voting rights, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

40 x 60 inches, Ed. of 8

Bill Evans at Piano, Riverside Records Recording Session, New York, 1961

Bill Evans at Piano, Riverside Records Recording Session, New York, 1961
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

John F. Kennedy (JFK), Washington D.C., 1963

John F. Kennedy (JFK), Washington D.C., 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Martin Scorsese in Back of Robert De Niro's Cab, “Taxi Driver,” New York, 1975

Martin Scorsese in Back of Robert De Niro's Cab, “Taxi Driver,” New York, 1975
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 10

James Baldwin dancing the "hitchhike" with a CORE worker, New Orleans, 1963

James Baldwin dancing the "hitchhike" with a CORE worker, New Orleans, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered on label verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Nico in Times Square, New York, 1968

Nico in Times Square, New York, 1968
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered label verso

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 30 inches, Ed. of 12

The Supremes, New York, 1965

The Supremes, New York, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

“We Shall Overcome”, Students Leaving for “Summer of '64”, Oxford, Ohio, 1964

“We Shall Overcome”, Students Leaving for “Summer of '64”, Oxford, Ohio, 1964
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped, titled, dated, numbered verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

40 x 60 inches, Ed. of 8

Jacqueline Kennedy, Washington D.C., 1963, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Jacqueline Kennedy, Washington D.C., 1963

Silver Gelatin Photograph

Signed, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

James Baldwin, Colored Entrance Only, Durham, North Carolina, 1963

James Baldwin, Colored Entrance Only, Durham, North Carolina, 1963
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered on label verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

Martin Luther King Jr., Selma, Alabama, 1965

Martin Luther King Jr., Selma, Alabama, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered verso

 

Available Sizes:

20 x 16 inches, Ed. of 25

40 x 26 ¾ inches, Ed. of 12

60 x 40 inches, Ed. of 5

Lou Reed and Nico, New York City, 1965

Lou Reed and Nico, New York City, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, stamped verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Martin Luther King Jr. Marching for Voting Rights with John Lewis, Reverend Jesse Douglas, James Forman, and Ralph Abernathy, Selma, 1965

Martin Luther King Jr. Marching for Voting Rights with John Lewis, Reverend Jesse Douglas, James Forman, and Ralph Abernathy, Selma, 1965
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, stamped on verso
 

Available Sizes:

16 x 20 inches, Ed. of 25

26 ¾ x 40 inches, Ed. of 12

Press Release

Steve Schapiro

“I Love You…Leave A Message”

Memorial Retrospective

 

December 1, 2022 through January 21, 2023

Exhibition Reception: Thursday, December 1st     

 

It is the Fahey/Klein Gallery’s great honor to present Steve Schapiro: “I Love You…Leave A Message”. This memorial retrospective of photographs from Schapiro’s breathtaking archive will celebrate his life, legacy, and long career as a photojournalist.

On display in Steve Schapiro: “I Love You…Leave A Message”, is a tightly curated selection of Schapiro’s vast range of images. While often praised for his expansive work documenting the American Civil Rights Movement - this important subject matter just begins to scratch the surface of the breadth and depth of Steve Schapiro’s photographic archive. Schapiro photographed some of the most enduring images of the past century.

In the early 1960’s Steve Schapiro began working as a freelance photographer for publications such as Life, Rolling Stone, TIME, and Newsweek. During this time, he produced photo-essays documenting the Civil Rights movement in America, the plight of migrant farm workers, addiction in underserved communities, and Robert Kennedy’s political campaigns. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, Schapiro continued his documentary projects and began working in Hollywood photographing prominent figures in music, art, and film. Schapiro created behind the scenes images for notable films including The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Midnight Cowboy, Chinatown, among many others. He also collaborated on projects with a number of musicians such as David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, and Lou Reed.

“Steve was a talented image-maker that created powerful photographs with passion and grace. His pictures are objective but also interpretive. He is an expert storyteller with a single image, as well as with a photo essay - making images that are informational, emotional, and truth-telling. His photographs are not only a record of a time and place, but also have a way of addressing collective feelings (past & present) in our culture and society. All photographers will say ‘my pictures speak for themselves’. But to know Steve Schapiro the person, you have only to listen to the voicemail recording on his phone:

‘Hi, this is Steve Shapiro. I hope you’re having a great day – I sure am. And I hope to talk to you real soon. And if I can’t, I love you’”

- David Fahey

Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Steve Schapiro’s work is represented in numerous private collections and institutions including the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Steve peacefully passed at his home in Chicago on Saturday, January 15, 2022 - perhaps fittingly on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Steve lived a long, productive, and fruitful 87 years.

Press Photographs Available on Request

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