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William Eggleston

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born

July 27, 1939 in Memphis, TN, The United States

gender

male

genre

Arts & Photography

influences

Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Born in Memphis and raised in Sumner, Mississippi, William Eggleston was, even in youth, more interested in art and observing the world around him than in the more popular southern boyhood pursuits of hunting and sports. While he dabbled in obtaining an education at a succession of colleges including Vanderbilt and Ole Miss, he became interested in the work of Robert Frank and Henri Cartier-Bresson, and began taking black and white photographs with the Leica camera a friend had given him. He began experimenting with color photography in 1965. Although processes for color photography had existed in various forms since the turn of the century, at that time it still was not considered a medium for fine art, and was mostly relegated to the worl...more

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Books by William Eggleston

Average rating: 4.49 · 604 ratings · 50 reviews · 22 distinct works

	William Eggleston's Guide by William Eggleston, John Szarkowski 4.52 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Los Alamos 4.72 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	The Democratic Forest 4.38 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	My rating:
	5x7 4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	William Eggleston 4.51 avg rating — 116 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	For Now by William Eggleston, Michael Almereyda (Editor) 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Stranded in Canton 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Huger Foote: My Friend from Memphis by William Eggleston, Susan Minot (Goodreads Author), Huger Foote 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Ancient & Modern 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	My rating:
	William Eggleston, Paris 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating: