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Joel Sternfeld Documented Communities, Culture, Landscapes, and Life of America in the 1970s and 1980s

Joel Sternfeld was born in New York City in 1944. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Art. Sternfeld began taking photographs in 1970 after studying the color theory of Johannes Itten and Josef Albers. Some of his early work was taken with small and medium format cameras.

Sternfeld traversed the United States on a road trip in 1978. In his travels, Sternfeld captured the communities, cultures, landscapes, and quotidian life he encountered using an 8 x 10-inch camera.

#1 Kansas City, Kansas, May 1983

Kansas City, Kansas, May 1983

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#2 McLean, Virginia, December 1978

McLean, Virginia, December 1978

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#3 The Space Shuttle Columbia Lands at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, March 1979

The Space Shuttle Columbia Lands at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, March 1979

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#4 Beverly Hills, California, May 1979

Beverly Hills, California, May 1979

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#5 Beverly Hills, California, May 1979

Beverly Hills, California, May 1979

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#6 Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, California, May 1979

Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, California, May 1979

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#7 Approximately 17 of 41 Sperm Whales That Beached and Subsequently Died, Florence, Oregon, June 1979

Approximately 17 of 41 Sperm Whales That Beached and Subsequently Died, Florence, Oregon, June 1979

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#8 Lake Oswego, Oregon, June 1979

Lake Oswego, Oregon, June 1979

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#9 Sauvies Island, Oregon, June 1979

Sauvies Island, Oregon, June 1979

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#10 Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington, June 1979

Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington, June 1979

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#11 Bear Lake, Utah, July 1979

Bear Lake, Utah, July 1979

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#12 Phoenix, Arizona, August 1979

Phoenix, Arizona, August 1979

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#13 Yellowstone National Park, August 1979

Yellowstone National Park, August 1979

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#14 Park City, Utah, August 1979

Park City, Utah, August 1979

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#15 After A Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California, 1979

After A Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California, 1979

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#16 After a Tornado, Grande Isle, Nebraska, June 1980

After a Tornado, Grande Isle, Nebraska, June 1980

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#17 Swift River, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, July 1980

Swift River, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, July 1980

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#18 Wet n’ Wild Aquatic Theme Park, Orlando, Florida, September 1980

Wet n’ Wild Aquatic Theme Park, Orlando, Florida, September 1980

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#19 Jungle Gym, Wet n’Wild Aquatic Theme Park, Orlando, Florida, September 1980

Jungle Gym, Wet n’Wild Aquatic Theme Park, Orlando, Florida, September 1980

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#20 Coeburn, Virginia, April 1981

Coeburn, Virginia, April 1981

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#21 Member of the Christ Family Religious Sect, Hidlago County, Texas, January 1983

Member of the Christ Family Religious Sect, Hidlago County, Texas, January 1983

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#22 A Kickapoo Man in Eagle Pass Texas, January 1983

A Kickapoo Man in Eagle Pass Texas, January 1983

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#23 West Virginia, March 1983

West Virginia, March 1983

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#24 Domestic Workers Waiting for the Bus, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1983

Domestic Workers Waiting for the Bus, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1983

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#25 Kansas City, Kansas, May 1983

Kansas City, Kansas, May 1983

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#26 Glen Canyon Dam, Page, Arizona, 1983

Glen Canyon Dam, Page, Arizona, 1983

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#27 Grafton, West Virginia, February 1983

Grafton, West Virginia, February 1983

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#28 Canyon Country, California, June 1983

Canyon Country, California, June 1983

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#29 A Blind Man in His Garden, Homer, Alaska, June 1984

A Blind Man in His Garden, Homer, Alaska, June 1984

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#30 Abandoned Freighter, Homer, Alaska, July 1984

Abandoned Freighter, Homer, Alaska, July 1984

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#31 Agoura, California, February 1988

Agoura, California, February 1988

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