Stephen Shore's Artist's Statement Reprinted with Stephen Shore's permission as reproduced in his book Uncommon Places, published by Aperture, 1982 Until I was twenty-three I lived mostly in a few square miles in Manhattan. In 1972 I set out with a friend for Amarillo, Texas. I didn't drive, so my first view of America was framed by the passenger's window. It was a shock. I would be in a flat ...