![]() Saturday Night Fever: an image from Michael Lesy’s “Snapshots” that’s rooted in its era, from the flared trousers and platform shoes of the man at left to the freestanding TV on the right. “What’re you lookin’ at?” An image from California in the early 1970s from Lesy’s new photography collection. ![]() Anyone who’s seen the film “No Country for Old Men” might see a likeness between the man in the foreground and the character played by Javier Bardem in the movie. “Snapshots” reveals images of America both familiar and alien. The book is based on cast-off photos Michael Lesy and a couple of friends recovered. Michael Lesy, former professor of literary journalism at Hampshire College, has used historical photographs to shine a light on past eras of U.S. The untitled images from Michael Lesy’s new book are from California in 1971 and the Cleveland area, circa 1977. It looks like a new addition to someone’s family, but there doesn’t appear to much joy at hand. ![]()
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