William Eggleston
- Introduction
- William Eggleston (born July 27, 1939) is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition for color photography as a legitimate artistic medium. Eggleston's books include William Eggleston's Guide (1976) and The Democratic Forest (1989).
- Wikidata
- Q389912
- Introduction
- Education: Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennesse; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, ca. 1962; Delta State State College, Cleveland, Mississippi; and University of Mississippi, Oxford. Freelance photographer, Memphis, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., since 1962 or 1963. Lecturer in Visual and Environmental Studies, Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974. Researcher in Color Video, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1978-1979. Recipient: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1974; National Endowment for the Arts Photographer's Fellowship, 1975; and Arts Survey Grant, 1978.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Lecturer, Photographer, Researcher, Ricercatrice
- Name
- William Eggleston
- Ulan
- 500030719
Exhibitions
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Stephen Shore
Nov 19, 2017–May 28, 2018
MoMA
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The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook
Apr 16, 2012–Apr 21, 2013
MoMA
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September 11
Sep 11, 2011–Jan 9, 2012
MoMA PS1
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Photography Rotation 8
May 13, 2011–Mar 12, 2012
MoMA
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Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen
Sep 15, 2010–May 2, 2011
MoMA
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William Eggleston has
24 exhibitionsonline.
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William Eggleston Tallahatchie County, Mississippi 1970
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William Eggleston Memphis 1970
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William Eggleston Tallahatchie County, Mississippi January 1970
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William Eggleston Tallahatchie County, Mississippi January, 1970
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William Eggleston Tallahatchie County, Mississippi July, 1970
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William Eggleston Outskirts of Morton, Mississippi, Halloween 1971
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William Eggleston Near Rome, Mississippi 1971
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William Eggleston Near Olive Branch, Mississippi 1971
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William Eggleston Huntsville, Alabama c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Memphis c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Huntsville, Alabama c. 1969
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William Eggleston Tallahatchie, Mississippi c. 1969
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William Eggleston Near Minter City and Glendora, Mississippi c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Morton, Mississippi c. 1969
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William Eggleston Memphis c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Gulfport, Mississippi c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Huntsville, Alabama c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Memphis c. 1969
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William Eggleston Tallahatchie County, Mississippi c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Downtown Morton, Mississippi c. 1969
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William Eggleston Sumner, Mississippi, Cassidy Bayou in Background c. 1969
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William Eggleston Jackson, Mississippi c. 1969
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William Eggleston Jackson, Mississippi c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Sumner, Mississippi c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Black Bayou Plantation, near Glendora, Mississippi c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Memphis c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Near Jackson, Mississippi c. 1969
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William Eggleston East Memphis c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Memphis c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Tennessee 1972
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William Eggleston Tallahatchie County, Mississippi c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Memphis c. 1969
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William Eggleston Black Bayou Plantation, near Glendora, Mississippi c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Crenshaw, Mississippi c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Southern Environs of Memphis c. 1969-70
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William Eggleston Near Greenwood, Mississippi 1972
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William Eggleston Greenwood, Mississippi 1973
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William Eggleston Just Rite Cafe February 1973
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1973
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William Eggleston Algiers, Louisiana c. 1972
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William Eggleston Tallahatchie County, Mississippi c. 1972
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William Eggleston Near Extinct Wannalaw Plantation, Mississippi c. 1972
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William Eggleston Memphis c. 1972
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William Eggleston Sumner, Mississippi c. 1972
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William Eggleston Memphis c. 1972
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William Eggleston Memphis c. 1972
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William Eggleston Tallahatchie County, Mississippi c. 1972
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William Eggleston Near Morton, Mississippi c. 1972
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