Joel Sternfeld - American Prospects - 1987-1994

Joel Sternfeld’s American Prospects is a seminal photobook that captures the American landscape with quiet irony and precise large‑format color photography. This 1994 Chronicle Books edition presents the complete 128‑page sequence of images first published in 1987, accompanied by an introduction by Andy Grundberg and an afterword by Anne W. Tucker. The volume reflects Sternfeld’s distinctive ability to reveal social tension and unexpected beauty within ordinary scenes, supported by major cultural institutions and reproduced courtesy of Pace/MacGill Gallery. It remains one of the defining works of late‑20th‑century American photographic art.