Joel Shapiro — Art Hub

Artist

Joel Shapiro

Joel Shapiro

1941–2025

132681

Works

84

Years lived

Painter

Style

Joel’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132681 pieces

34 Blows

34 Blows

Joel Shapiro American, 1941-2025

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Joel Shapiro American, 1941-2025

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Joel Shapiro American, 1941-2025

May Pole, Short Mountain Sanctuary, Liberty, Tennessee, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

May Pole, Short Mountain Sanctuary, Liberty, Tennessee, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

An Earthship at Earthaven Ecovillage, Black Mountain, North Carolina, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

An Earthship at Earthaven Ecovillage, Black Mountain, North Carolina, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

Dacha/Staff Building, Gesundheit! Institute, Hillsboro, West Virginia, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Dacha/Staff Building, Gesundheit! Institute, Hillsboro, West Virginia, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

Hartwig House, Truro, Cape Cod, from the series "The Cape"

Hartwig House, Truro, Cape Cod, from the series "The Cape"

Joel Meyerowitz American, born 1938

The former Bryant's Grocery, Money, Mississippi, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

The former Bryant's Grocery, Money, Mississippi, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

27 Barbara Lee Drive, Hamilton Township, New Jersey, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

27 Barbara Lee Drive, Hamilton Township, New Jersey, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

A Blind Man in His Garden, Homer, Alaska, from the series "American Prospects"

A Blind Man in His Garden, Homer, Alaska, from the series "American Prospects"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

108th Street and Cottage Grove, Chicago, Illinois, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

108th Street and Cottage Grove, Chicago, Illinois, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

Warren Avenue at 23rd Street, Detroit, Michigan, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Warren Avenue at 23rd Street, Detroit, Michigan, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

Metro Bus Shelter, 7th Street at E Street, Southwest, Washington, D.C., from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Metro Bus Shelter, 7th Street at E Street, Southwest, Washington, D.C., from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

Community Center, Mason's Bend, Alabama, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Community Center, Mason's Bend, Alabama, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

Young Dancer, 34th Street and 9th Ave, from the series "Empire State"

Young Dancer, 34th Street and 9th Ave, from the series "Empire State"

Joel Meyerowitz American, born 1938

A Woman at Home in Malibu after Exercising, California

A Woman at Home in Malibu after Exercising, California

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

Approximately 17 of 41 Sperm Whales Which Beached and Subsequently Died, Florence, Oregon, from the series "American Prospects"

Approximately 17 of 41 Sperm Whales Which Beached and Subsequently Died, Florence, Oregon, from the series "American Prospects"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

The Masjid-Al-Rasul, 11211 Central Avenue, Watts, Los Angeles, California, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

The Masjid-Al-Rasul, 11211 Central Avenue, Watts, Los Angeles, California, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

Ruins of Drop City, Trinidad, Colorado, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Ruins of Drop City, Trinidad, Colorado, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944

Halcyon Temple of the People (Blue Star Memorial Temple), Halcyon, California, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Halcyon Temple of the People (Blue Star Memorial Temple), Halcyon, California, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld American, born 1944