Shay, who has died aged 96, photographed celebrities, politicians and ordinary Americans during a career that spanned 70 years. His work for publications including Time, Life and Sports Illustrated made him one of the most respected photojournalists of his generation.

From Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) in his locker room at home, 1961 to Hula hoop craze, Deerfield, Illinois, 1958, all these photos will impress you.

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Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) in his locker room at home, 1961.

All photographs: Art Shay/courtesy of the Monroe Gallery

Welcome Democrats – the Democratic convention at the Hilton hotel, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, August 1968

Coney Island, New York, 1947

Nixon on La Salle Street, Chicago, during the 1968 presidential Campaign

Elijah Muhammad’s grandchild with Black Muslim Sisters, Chicago, 1966

Marlon Brando and family dog, Libertyville, Illinois, 1950

Back-yard Olympics, Chicago, 1950

Martin Luther King funeral march, Memphis, Tennessee, April 1968

Gypsy girl, Chicago, 1949

Hula hoop craze, Deerfield, Illinois, 1958