{"product_id":"9781935202974","title":"Joel Sternfeld: American Prospects","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1987, Joel Sternfeld’s \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prospects\u003c\/i\u003e is the classic photo record of 1980s America. This definitive edition, made with new plates and including one additional photograph, offers a spectacular, funny, sad and soberly riveting portrait of America’s diverse possibilities and prospects in the Reagan era. From the famous “Wet n’ Wild Aquatic Theme Park” in Florida to “The Space Shuttle Columbia Lands at Kelly Air Force Base” in San Antonio, Texas; from melancholy images of beached whales in Oregon to beautiful views of Yellowstone National Park and Bear Lake in Utah; from post-tornado Nebraska to a previously unseen photograph from the series, “Bikini Contest, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 1983”; the sublime contradictions and tragicomedy of this volume are without doubt one of the greatest accomplishments of color photography, all the more fully realized in this splendid new edition. An essay by Kerry Brougher, Chief Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, considers the historical context of Sternfeld’s book and the pivotal role that \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prospects\u003c\/i\u003e has played in the evolution of contemporary filmmaking and art photography.\u003cbr\u003eA major exponent of color photography in America, \u003cb\u003eJoel Sternfeld\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1944. He has received numerous awards including two Guggenheim fellowships, a Prix de Rome and the Citibank Photography Award. Sternfeld’s other books include \u003ci\u003eOn This Site\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eHart Island\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eStranger Passing\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eWalking the High Line\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eSweet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eWhen It Changed\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eOxbow Archive\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eFirst Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D.A.P.\/Distributed Art Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057848697072,"sku":"9781935202974","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935202974_p0.jpg?v=1763785205","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935202974","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}