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“Such a lot of people take those simple snapshots of life, but there’s something about Eggleston that no one can match.” —Sofia Coppola
The eminent American photographer William Eggleston (b. 1939) was once a pioneer in exploring the artistic potential of color photography. Eggleston made a name for himself with his eccentric, unexpected compositions of on a regular basis life that were nonetheless rife with implied narrative, elevating the commonplace to art. This sumptuously illustrated book features Eggleston’s masterful portraits, including the artist’s first color photograph—a study of a young clerk pushing shopping carts at a supermarket—from his Los Alamos series. There are lots of other familiar and beloved images in addition to some prior to now unseen photographs from his long and productive career.
Many of Eggleston’s poetic photographs portray life in his home state of Tennessee, and the people he encountered there. Eggleston frequented the 1970s Memphis club scene, where he met, befriended, and photographed musicians such as fellow Southerners Alex Chilton and Ike Turner. He also photographed celebrities including Dennis Hopper, Walter Hopps, and Eudora Welty, and became a fixture of Andy Warhol’s Factory scene, dating the Warhol protégé Viva. During the last half century, he has created a powerful and enduring body of work featuring family and friends, musicians, artists, and strangers. Along with the lavish reproductions of Eggleston’s portraits, this volume includes an essay and chronology, plus an interview with Eggleston and his close members of the family that gives new insights into his images and artistic process.
The eminent American photographer William Eggleston (b. 1939) was once a pioneer in exploring the artistic potential of color photography. Eggleston made a name for himself with his eccentric, unexpected compositions of on a regular basis life that were nonetheless rife with implied narrative, elevating the commonplace to art. This sumptuously illustrated book features Eggleston’s masterful portraits, including the artist’s first color photograph—a study of a young clerk pushing shopping carts at a supermarket—from his Los Alamos series. There are lots of other familiar and beloved images in addition to some prior to now unseen photographs from his long and productive career.
Many of Eggleston’s poetic photographs portray life in his home state of Tennessee, and the people he encountered there. Eggleston frequented the 1970s Memphis club scene, where he met, befriended, and photographed musicians such as fellow Southerners Alex Chilton and Ike Turner. He also photographed celebrities including Dennis Hopper, Walter Hopps, and Eudora Welty, and became a fixture of Andy Warhol’s Factory scene, dating the Warhol protégé Viva. During the last half century, he has created a powerful and enduring body of work featuring family and friends, musicians, artists, and strangers. Along with the lavish reproductions of Eggleston’s portraits, this volume includes an essay and chronology, plus an interview with Eggleston and his close members of the family that gives new insights into his images and artistic process.
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