Kathy Shorr: From Limousine Driver to Gun Violence Advocate
Kathy Shorr, a photographer based in Brooklyn, worked as a limousine driver in New York from 1988 to 1989 to create her thesis for the School of Visual Arts, capturing images of her passengers. Her work, titled 'Limousine', was featured in the New York Times on December 6, 2018, showcased at the Visa pour l'Image festival, and is set to be published as a book by Lazy Dog in November 2024. During her time at Chrystal Limousine Company, she photographed clients, encountering just one refusal. In 2017, she released 'SHOT: 101 Survivors of Gun Violence in America' and established the nonprofit SHOT: We the People in 2019. The first survivor she photographed was Antonius Wiriadjaja, and she dedicates the 'Limousine' book to her grandmother, Lulu Weiss Prendergast.
Key facts
- Kathy Shorr drove limousines in New York from 1988 to 1989 for her thesis at the School of Visual Arts.
- Her 'Limousine' portfolio was published in the New York Times on December 6, 2018.
- The 'Limousine' project was presented at the Visa pour l'Image festival in Perpignan.
- The book 'Limousine' was published by Lazy Dog in November 2024.
- Shorr worked for Chrystal Limousine Company in Brooklyn.
- She published 'SHOT: 101 Survivors of Gun Violence in America' in 2017.
- She founded the nonprofit SHOT: We the People in 2019.
- The project 'SHOT: We the Mothers' was awarded by the National Press Photographers Association.
Entities
Artists
- Kathy Shorr
- Antonius Wiriadjaja
- Lulu Weiss Prendergast
Institutions
- School of Visual Arts
- New York Times
- Visa pour l'Image
- Lazy Dog
- Chrystal Limousine Company
- powerHouse
- SHOT: We the People
- National Press Photographers Association
Locations
- New York
- Brooklyn
- Tribeca
- Perpignan
- Bushwick
- Queens
- Lincoln Center
- Upper West Side
- Village