Accra Shepp

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American | 1962

Accra Shepp is an American artist who was born in 1962.

How much does an Accra Shepp cost?

Accra Shepp's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 375 USD to 8,125 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Accra Shepp's most expensive prints & graphic art?

Since 2022 the record price for this artist at auction is 8,125 USD for Morgan, sold at Swann Auction Galleries in 2022.

Where can I see Accra Shepp's works?

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Haus der Kunst have featured Accra Shepp's work in the past.

Accra Shepp in the news

Accra Shepp has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Aperture in April 2025.

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Notable Lots

Alva, Profile

By Accra Shepp

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Morgan ,2003

By Accra Shepp

+103%

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Mickey on 10/01/11

By Accra Shepp

+7%

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Mickey on 10/01/11

By Accra Shepp

+7%

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Alva, Profile

By Accra Shepp

-20%

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Morgan ,2003

By Accra Shepp

+103%

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Past Exhibitions

American Job: 1940-2011

International Center of Photography (ICP)

Lower East Side | New York | USA

23 Jan, 2025 - 05 May, 2025

Accra Shepp: The Islands of New York

Queens Museum of Art

Queens | New York | USA

02 Feb, 2014 - 11 May, 2014

Harlem Postcards: Chitra Ganesh, Sheree Hovsepian, Accra Shepp, Zefrey Throwell

The Studio Museum in Harlem

Harlem | New York | USA

12 Nov, 2009 - 14 Mar, 2010

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Articles

How Have Photographs Shaped Our Idea of Work?

Aperture 02 Apr, 2025

An exhibition contends with the role of images, policy, and activism in forming our relationship to labor and the American Dream.

The Art of Industrial Action

Art Review 31 Mar, 2025

Unions in the US are experiencing their highest support since the 1960s. American Job at ICP New York surveys the 80 years that led to this.

Exhibition at Spencer Museum of Art Highlights Dynamic Parallels Between Social Moments Nearly a Decade Apart

ArtDaily 19 Feb, 2023

A new exhibition, 鈥淒issent, Discontent, and Action: Pictures of US by Accra Shepp,鈥� opens Feb. 18 at the Spencer Museum of Art.

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鈥� ..Shepp takes numerous views on site documenting the maritime nature of these zones where underbrush meets concrete and water... 鈥�
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Queens Museum of Art

鈥� ..Shepp鈥檚 work addresses the relationship between the natural world, science, and urban civilization... 鈥�
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Gallery 138

鈥� ..It is not coincidence that the materials of his installation are leaves, dirt and ashes: to Shepp, they represent the cycle of life... 鈥�
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Gallery 138

鈥� ..Accra sees the leaf as a unit by which we measure nature... 鈥�
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Gallery 138

鈥� ..mplicated history, from its cultivation through the labor of enslaved people during the founding of this country to its modern cultivation with the use of migrant labor.鈥� Despite this statement, Accra... 鈥�
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Gallery 138