William Eggleston, Tallahatchie County

William Eggleston

American · b. 1939 · Photographer

William Eggleston is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition of color photography as a legitimate artistic medium. Eggleston's books include… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Eggleston, Los Alamos, 2002, Memphis: Eggleston Artistic Trust. One hundred and one dye transfer prints, 1965-1974, printed 2001-2007Los AlamosPhillips · $1,875,000≈ £1,445,532≈ €1,717,347Sign up to see
  2. William Eggleston, Memphis (tricycle), 1970, Dye transfer print, printed 2015Memphis (tricycle)Phillips · $508,000≈ £391,643≈ €465,287Sign up to see
  3. William Eggleston, Untitled (Peaches!), 1973, Dye transfer print, printed 2015Untitled (Peaches!)Phillips · $482,600≈ £372,061≈ €442,022Sign up to see

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William Eggleston is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition of color photography as a legitimate artistic medium. Eggleston's books include William Eggleston's Guide (1976) and The Democratic Forest (1989).

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Born 1939, MemphisOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q389912 ↗ULAN 500030719 ↗Museum works 1

In the collections of

Art Institute of ChicagoBirmingham Museum of ArtJ. Paul Getty MuseumMinneapolis Institute of ArtMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaMuseum of Modern ArtNew Mexico Museum of ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSmithsonian American Art MuseumThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtVictoria and Albert MuseumWhitney Museum of American Art

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William Eggleston, Tallahatchie County
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