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William Eggleston (1939)

Professions: Photographer

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    WILLIAM EGGLESTON

    WILLIAM EGGLESTON

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    William Eggleston (b. 1939)

    William Eggleston (b. 1939)

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    WILLIAM EGGLESTON (b. 1939)

    WILLIAM EGGLESTON (b. 1939)

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    WILLIAM EGGLESTON (B. 1939)

    WILLIAM EGGLESTON (B. 1939)

William Eggleston Biography

(b Memphis, TN, July 1939). American photographer. Eggleston first became interested in photography in 1962 when he was introduced to the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. By 1966 he had begun to photograph almost exclusively in colour. Eggleston is regarded as a pioneer among contemporary photographers in the exploration of the artistic potential of colour photography, which had been out of favour because of the impermanence of its tones and its supposed incompatibility with the formal interests of artistic photography. His work came to public attention in the 1970s when it was featured in several exhibitions, notably in 1976 when his one-man show William Eggleston’s Guide was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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