{"product_id":"joseph-szabo-hometown-9788862087346","title":"Joseph Szabo: Hometown","description":"\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Damiani Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788862087346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.10h x 8.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Joseph Szabo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36675646161052,"sku":"9788862087346","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0186d5e3-ab12-4e1b-9b47-6191c642321f.jpg?v=1603934711","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/joseph-szabo-hometown-9788862087346","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}