A new exhibition of work by Stephen Shames dubbed "Childhood & Youth"
is set to open at the Steven Kasher Gallery in New York City.

Since he began working in 1967, childhood and youth have been the central
concerns of Shames' photography. Shames has published eight books largely
concerned with youth in struggle. The exhibition will feature over 75 vintage
prints made between the late 1960's and today.

Exhibition
January 22 through February 21, 2009

Reception
January 22, 2009, 6-8 p.m.

For more information, please visit the Steven Kasher Gallery online.

A teenage boy smoking a cigarette on Chicago's south side - 1972.

A teenage boy looks over at Elbert "Big Man" Howard, one of the original Black Panthers and an
organizer of the New Haven rally for Bobby Seale, on the Yale campus - 1970.

A 16-year-old child prostitute in New York City sniffs glue out of a paper bag as his friend undresses him – 1979.