Caged & Boxed In

Works by Steven Schwab

Artist Reception | Friday June 20th 5-8pm CDT

Steven Schwab was born and raised in Chicago, IL. He received his law degree from Northwestern University and is both a practicing attorney and entrepreneur.

An avid Cubs fan, Mr. Schwab brings his camera to Wrigley Field and has captured exciting moments in the game. In 1998, he took the definitive photograph of Sammy Sosa’s 6 st and 62nd home runs and those photographs were selected by the National Baseball Hall of Fame for their permanent collection and display in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. It was also published in Baseball: 100 Classic Moments in the History of the Game, as well as numerous other books. In addition, these photographs were exhibited at the Chicago Historical Society in 1999 and the photograph of the 61 st home run was painted by a famous New York artist, Andy Jurinko, on a 7’ X 7’ canvas for an exhibition and made into 600 numbered lithographs. Other photographs of political figures, civic events, and nature have been published in the “Chicago Daily News” and “Chicago Sun-Times” newspapers.

In addition to sports photography, Mr. Schwab can be found on weekends with his camera, capturing the beauty of Beverly Shores, from his photographs of egrets and great blue herons, sunsets and impending storms over the lake. He also loves to travel and when not carrying his camera can be found taking photographs with his Apple iPhone.

Mr. Schwab lives in Chicago and Beverly Shores. He has four children, six grandchildren, and has been married for 35 years to Nancy Schwab who is also his business partner.