The Photobook: A History
American Prospects
€210.00
Joel Sternfeld's landmark first book of ironic color photographs. A most handsome copy of the hardbound Times Books first edition (cited on pages 34-35 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 338-339 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book, page 60)
American Prospects is the first book by photographer Joel Sternfeld, featuring fifty-five color photographs captured during an eight-to-ten-year journey across the United States. The work explores the complexity of American life through a series of narrative-driven images that juxtapose the magnificent with the mundane. Examples include a quaint Virginia farmer's market with a house on fire in the background, a cloudy day at a water park in Orlando, and a collapsed elephant blocking a road in Washington state. These photographs are noted for their sense of narrative and ironic quality, offering a persuasive view of American landscape and culture through an 8x10 color-landscape aesthetic.
Bibliographic Details
| Author | Joel Sternfeld |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Times Books |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Year | 1987 |
| Edition | First edition |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 081291659X |
| Collation | 129 pp. |
| Language | English |
| Dimensions | 26x31 |
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