American Prospects

American Prospects by Joel Sternfeld

(1994)

First paperback edition by Chronicle Books.

Medium format softback in fine condition. Minor shelf wear to the spine extremities, bottom page block and back cover. Slight toning page extremities. Previous owner inscription on the corner of the inside cover page. Binding firm.

About

Joel Sternfeld’s American Prospects has come to be regarded as one of the important early monuments of color photography; a renowned document of American life in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Taken during road trips with a large-format 8x10 camera, these images offer a witty, satirical, yet ultimately poignant look at the "American Dream" in transition, highlighting the tension between natural beauty, industrialisation, and consumerist culture.