{"product_id":"joseph-szabo-hometown-hardcover","title":"Joseph Szabo: Hometown - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Szabo\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003ePhil Bicker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBenedict Cosgrove\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA slice of 1970s Americana in the suburbs of Long Island, from one of the era's most iconic documentarians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHometown\u003c\/i\u003e, American photographer Joseph Szabo (born 1944) explores the same geographical site as his acclaimed series \u003ci\u003eTeenage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlmost Grown\u003c\/i\u003e with a slightly different focus: rather than photograph the adolescent population of Long Island, Szabo takes the opportunity to depict the area through its buildings and landscapes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaken between the years of 1973 and 1980, Szabo's black-and-white photographs portray a number of scenes that will surely strike an emotional chord with anyone who grew up in the suburbs in mid-century America. In one image, a small house is lit up from the inside on a cloudy evening, sky featureless except for the branches of trees in the distance and the spoked TV antennae affixed to every roof; in another, a young boy steps off the sun-dappled curb to swing a baseball bat at its incoming target, his Chuck Taylors holding steadfast to the carless street. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSemi-autobiographical of the photographer's own youth in spirit if not location, Szabo's photography deftly captures the sleepy lifestyle of the suburbs: quiet, safe and a little bit lonely. For fans of Szabo's other work, \u003ci\u003eHometown\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a prequel to the photographer's later series, all characterized by their simultaneous nostalgia and timelessness. \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 12.1 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768775934240,"sku":"9788862087346","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fff90bac4661dcf1f88b632017b1dca1.webp?v=1780337087","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/joseph-szabo-hometown-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}