Art Shay: acclaimed photographer – in pictures

Shay, who has died aged 96, photographed celebrities, politicians and ordinary Americans during a career that spanned 70 years. His work for publications including Time, Life and Sports Illustrated made him one of the most respected photojournalists of his generation

Sarah Gilbert

Main image: Marlon Brando and family dog, Libertyville, Illinois, 1950 Photograph: Art Shay/Courtesy of the Monroe Gallery

Thu 3 May 2018 11.20 EDT Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 10.32 EDT

Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) in his locker room at home, 1961. (All photographs: Art Shay/courtesy of the Monroe Gallery) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Welcome Democrats – the Democratic convention at the Hilton hotel, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, August 1968 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Coney Island, New York, 1947 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Nixon on La Salle Street, Chicago, during the 1968 presidential Campaign Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Elijah Muhammad’s grandchild with Black Muslim Sisters, Chicago, 1966 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Marlon Brando and family dog, Libertyville, Illinois, 1950 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Back-yard olympics, Chicago, 1950 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Martin Luther King funeral march, Memphis, Tennessee, April 1968 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Gypsy girl, Chicago, 1949 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Hula hoop craze, Deerfield, Illinois, 1958 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Simone de Beauvoir, Chicago, 1950 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
John F Kennedy receives a request at a native American conference, Chicago, 1962 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Self-portrait Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

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