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Fantastic Old Photos From Art Shay, On Display In NYC For The 1st Time
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Jen Carlson
Published Mar 25, 2014
Modified Mar 26, 2014
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Photo by Art Shay/Courtesy Morrison Hotel Gallery
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Published Mar 25, 2014
Modified Mar 26, 2014
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Photographer Art Shay has taken photos of just about everyone in his lifetime (and the 92-year-old is still at it)—from JFK and Ali to Cash and Dolly to Leary and some layabouts on Coney Island. The Bronx-raised Shay—who now lives in Chicago, and has become a good friend to Billy Corgan—has captured iconic photographs of many—some of which made it to the cover of LIFE magazine.
On top of being behind the lens, he's also been a newspaper columnist, a playwright, a children's book author, and has even been a regular contributor for many years at our sister site Chicagoist. You can view his old photos (along with stories in his own words) in our archives, and now you see his work off-screen at the Morrison Hotel.
Through April 7th the gallery is exhibiting his work for the first time in NYC—click through for a preview.
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