Joel Sternfeld
1944–
Introduction
Joel Sternfeld (born June 30, 1944) is an American fine-art photographer. He is best known for his large-format color pictures of contemporary American life and identity. His work contributed to the establishment of color photography as a respected artistic medium. Furthering the tradition of roadside photography started by Walker Evans in the 1930s, Sternfeld documents people and places with unexpected excitement, despair, tenderness, and hope. Ever since the 1987 publication of his landmark “American Prospects,” Sternfeld’s work has interwoven the conceptual and political, while being steeped in history, landscape theory and his passion for the passage of the seasons. Sternfeld’s is a beautiful and sad portrait of America - ironic, lyrical, unfinished, seeing without judging.
Wikidata identifier
Q1422150
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Introduction
Born 30 June 1944. Sternfeld established himself, in 1966, as a freelance landscape, industrial, architectural and portrait photographer in New York City. Since 1970, Sternfeld has worked in colour. In 1979, Sternfeld photographed landscapes in Arizona. In 1989, he was awarded the Prix de Rome, allowing him to photograph the Roman Campagna for one year. American photographer.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, photographer, teacher
ULAN identifier
500037070
Names
Joel Sternfeld, Joel Peter Sternfeld
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96 works
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April 19, 2007, The East Meadows, Northampton, Massachusetts
2007, printed 2018 -
November 29, 2006, The East Meadows, Northampton, Massachusetts
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Garden Roof, City Hall, Chicago, May 2005
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An Earthship at Earthaven Ecovillage, Black Mountain, North Carolina, April 2005
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Liz Christy Garden, Bowery and Houston Streets, New York, New York, June 2005
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Milagro Cohousing, Tucson, Arizona, March 2005
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N Street Cohousing, Davis, California, March 2005
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Piedmont Biofuels, Pittsboro, North Carolina, April 2005
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Leonard Knight at Salvation Mountain, Slab City, California, May 2005
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May Pole, Short Mountain Sanctuary, Liberty, Tennessee, May 2005
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Queen of the Prom, the Range Nightclub, Slab City, California, March 2005
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Lake Tuendae, Zzyzx Springs, California, March 2005
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Andy Wilson, Evelyn Edson, Tom and Ruth Klippstein at Springtree Commune, Scottsville, Virginia, April 2005
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Sister Miriam in front of her Straw Bale Home, Genesis Farm, Blairstown, New Jersey, May 2005
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Octagon Room, Sirius Community, Shutesbury, Massachusetts, April 2005
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Surreal Estates, Sacramento, California, July 2005
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New Elm Springs Colony, Ethan, South Dakota, July 2005
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Arcadia Cohousing, Carrboro, North Carolina, April 2005
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Twelve Tribes Community, Basin Farm, Bellows Falls, Vermont, June 2005
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The Mormon Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, May 2005
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The Mason's Bend Community Center, Mason's Bend, Alabama, April 2005
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Shaker Village, Sabbathday Lake, Maine, June 2005
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"Learning" by Jean Charlot, Camp Rockmount, Black Mountain, North Carolina, April 2005
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Elias Rive at Camphill Village, USA, Copake, New York, June 2005
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City Farm, Clybourn and Cleveland Avenues, Chicago, May 2005
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Robin Hood Estates, Smythe Avenue, San Yisdro, California, March 2005
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Sonora Cohousing, Tucson, Arizona, March 2005
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Heathcote Community, Freeland, Maryland, May 2005
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Twelve Tribes Community, Basin Farm, Bellows Falls, Vermont, June 2005
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Prairie Crossing, Greyslake, Illinois, May 2005
2005
96 works