The Laundry Room x Marilyn Monroe
December 2021
The Los Angeles-based leisure brand known for its loungewear just launched this new collection series with co-branded art, including some of Sam Shaw's photos, on trendy oversize T-shirts, French terry jumpers and relaxed jogger sweat sets, all sized as unisex.
The Jazz Center at Columbia University
December 2, 2021 thru 2022
The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University event series "Such Sweet Thunder" honors a piece by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn of the same name. A photograph by Sam Shaw -- which also appears in a Romare Bearden collage -- is the key art promoting the series. Ellington and Strayhorn also composted the soundtrack for Paris Blues, the first film Sam produced.
Paul Newman Book and Documentary
September 23, 2021
Many of Sam Shaw's photos of Paul Newman at home with his family and on set making movies appear in a new French book with a preface by Charlotte Rampling and previously unpublished stories from Jacqueline Bisset, Ellen Burstyn, Tom Hanks, and Sam's daughter Edie Shaw. Also stay tuned for a Paul Newman documentary premiering October 24, 2021 on France's OCS Geants.
Chelsea Hotel: Stories from the Rooms Exhibition
June 9, 2021
Featuring photos by Sam Shaw, Inge Morath, Fred McDarrah, Steve Schapiro and other photographers, this group show in Italy highlighted stories of the many artists connected to the hotel: Arthur Miller & Marilyn Monroe, Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe, Jackson Pollock, Dylan Thomas, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, Sid Vicious, Andy Warhol, Madonna, Tom Waits, Dennis Hopper, Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac and more. In collaboration with ONO Arte Contemporanea.
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
March 30, 2021
This documentary film, which premiered on PBS's American Experience, tells the story of Sgt. Isaac Woodard, an African American veteran of WWII, who was the victim of police brutality on the day of his discharge, and his story's impact on American history. Sam Shaw's photograph of black voters in Mississippi in 1946 appears in the film.
Iconic 21 Club Closes Its Doors
December 11, 2020
Amid the pandemic, New York City’s iconic 21 Club restaurant is closing down after 90 years. With the exception of George W. Bush, every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has dined at 21. Sam Shaw photographed Marilyn Monroe there in 1955 during a press party for the Seven Year Itch. A spokesperson for the restaurant said, “the vision is that 21 Club will always remain an important social and cultural hub and icon of New York, one that is well positioned to fulfill its role in the City’s exciting future when the time comes.”
Forever 21 + Marilyn Monroe + Sam Shaw
October 30, 2020
Sam Shaw's photographs of Marilyn Monroe are included in colorful graphic mashups in Forever 21's latest collection, which pays homage to Marilyn with a new assortment of tees, hoodies, joggers and you guessed it: face masks!
New Richard Avedon Biography
October 16, 2020
A new book about Richard Avedon by award-winning photo critic Philip Gefter was just released. It features photographs of Avedon by Sam Shaw. "What Becomes a Legend Most" argues for Avedon's place among the most important artists of the twentieth century.
Natalie Wood Documentary
May 5, 2020
Today the new documentary "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind" premieres on HBO at 9pm EST. It was produced by Wood's daughter and features previously unseen home movies, photographs, diaries and letters, including images of Natalie Wood by Sam Shaw. Earlier in the year, the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
100th Anniversary of the Negro League
February 1, 2020
2020 marks the 100th year anniversary of the creation of the Negro League. This photograph of Satchel Paige, one of the League's most famous players, was taken in 1943 by Sam Shaw. Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was both a Negro League and Major League Baseball pitcher, and at age 42 in 1948, he was the oldest major league rookie while playing for the Cleveland Indians. He also played with the St. Louis Browns until age 47, and represented them in the All-Star Game in 1952 and 1953. Paige was the first player who had played in the Negro League to pitch in the World Series, in 1948, and was the first electee of the Negro League Committee to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
ALIFE / Marilyn Monroe / Sam Shaw
November 14, 2019
New York based lifestyle concept brand Alife partnered with Shaw Family Archives surrounding this image of Marilyn Monroe. The capsule collection consists of two heavyweight fleece graphic hooded pullovers, graphic t-shirt, printed cotton towels, and a poster. Available on alifenewyork.com
Tiffany & Co. "Vision and Virtuosity" Exhibition in Shanghai
September 23, 2019
The largest Tiffany & Co. exhibition in almost a century features rare pieces, including the famous Tiffany Diamond worn by Lady Gaga at the 2019 Oscars, an original Breakfast at Tiffany’s film script and a Sam Shaw photograph of Marilyn Monroe in front of Tiffany's flagship New York City store. The exhibition is devised as a tribute to the company’s 180-year history and is on view at the Fosun Foundation in Shanghai, China through November 10, 2019.
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta
September 14, 2019
“Something Over Something Else”: Romare Bearden’s Profile Series is on view at the High Museum. It is the first reassembling of Bearden's Profile exhibitions. A majority of works in the series are brought together in their original order and exhibited with the text as Bearden first intended. The show and catalog feature photographs by Sam Shaw, which influenced Bearden's collages.
Sam Shaw Exhibition Tour Goes to Mallorca
August 1, 2019
The Sam Shaw: 60 Years of Photography exhibition tour that launched in 2015 continues at its 9th location at the historic Cultural Centre " La Misericordia" in Palma de Mallorca, Spain through August 31, 2019.
Galerie Joseph, Paris
July 9, 2019
The exhibition "Divine Marilyn" features fifty photographs by Sam Shaw, as well as work by Milton Greene, Bert Stern and Andre De Dienes. On view through September 22, 2019 at the beautiful Galerie Joseph in the heart of Paris.
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