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, Photographer, Lecturer, Researcher, Ricercatrice
- Name
- William Eggleston
- Ulan
- 500030719
Exhibitions
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Stephen Shore
November 19, 2017–
May 28, 2018 MoMA
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The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook
April 16, 2012–
April 21, 2013 MoMA
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September 11
September 11, 2011–
January 9, 2012 MoMA PS1
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Photography Rotation 8
May 13, 2011–
March 12, 2012 MoMA
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Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen
September 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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William Eggleston Sumner, Mississippi c. 1972
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William Eggleston Candlesticks on Table 1974
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William Eggleston Election Eve 1976
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William Eggleston Near Hernando, Misssissippi 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston Between Plains and Friendship, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Vicinity of Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Smithville, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Facing North, Edge of Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Between Plains and Friendship, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Near Friendship, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Near Montezuma, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Vicinity of Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston South of Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Side Yard, Unkempt House, Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Near Americus, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston South of Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston South Edge of Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston Montezuma, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Behind Main Street, Montezuma, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Near Andersonville, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Main Street, Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Peanut Fields near Friendship, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Sumter, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Behind Main Street, Montezuma, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston Montezuma, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston On the Americus-Plains Road, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston Montezuma, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston Mississippi 1976
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William Eggleston At the Best Western Motel, Americus, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston South Edge of Plains, Georgia 1976
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William Eggleston South Edge of Plains, Georgia 1976
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