Suburbia (book)
Encyclopedia
Suburbia is a book by Bill Owens
, a photojournalism
monograph
on suburbia
, published in 1973 by Straight Arrow Press
, the former book publishing imprint of Rolling Stone
. A revised edition was published in 1999, by Fotofolio (ISBN 978-1881270409).
In 2001, Suburbia was included in Andrew Roth’s The Book Of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century.
Bill Owens (photographer)
Bill Owens is an American photographer, photojournalist, brewer and editor living in Hayward, California. The recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1976 and two NEA Grants, he is best known for his photographs of suburban domestic scenes taken in the East Bay and published in the book Suburbia...
, a photojournalism
Photojournalism
Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...
monograph
Monograph
A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...
on suburbia
SubUrbia
subUrbia is a play by Eric Bogosian chronicling the nighttime activities of a group of aimless 20-somethings still living in their suburban Boston hometown and their reunion with a former high school classmate who has become a successful musician...
, published in 1973 by Straight Arrow Press
Straight Arrow Press
Straight Arrow Press is a publishing company that publishes the periodicals Us Weekly and Rolling Stone....
, the former book publishing imprint of Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
. A revised edition was published in 1999, by Fotofolio (ISBN 978-1881270409).
Response
The Los Angeles Times commented that the book- "...rouses pity, contempt, laughter and self-recognition. Owens’ influence was immense during the 1970s especially in respect to the kind of portraiture that shows the middle class."
In 2001, Suburbia was included in Andrew Roth’s The Book Of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century.