Art Shay

Art Shay (March 31, 1922 – April 28, 2018) was an American photographer and writer. He was born in The Bronx, New York, but spent most of his life in Chicago. Shay's 2000 autobiography is titled Album for an Age: Unconventional Words and Pictures from the 20th Century. In 2002, the American Theater Company in Chicago staged Shay's autobiographical play, Where Have You Gone, Jimmy Stewart?, directed by Mike Nussbaum.  

Shay died in April 2018 at the age of 96 in Deerfield, Illinois from heart failure.Playboy illustrator Art Paul, 93, and photographer Art Shay, 96, have died — both giants of 20th century Chicago

References

Other websites
Page on Art Shay at About.com
 Collection of links and reviews of Art Shay's work
 Stephen Daiter Gallery, artist listing  work of Art Shay
 Report: Photographer Art Shay hired to document Corgan, Pumpkins 
 Photojournalist: Art Shay - WTTW - Aired February 10, 2010 

Category:1922 births
Category:2018 deaths
Category:Deaths from heart failure
Category:American military personnel of World War II
Category:American autobiographers
Category:American photographers
Category:Writers from New York City
Category:Writers from Chicago