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William Eggleston

American Photographer · 1939–present

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William Eggleston assumes a neutral gaze and creates his art from commonplace subjects: a farmer's muddy Ford truck, a red ceiling in a friend's house, the contents of his own refrigerator. In his work, Eggleston photographs "democratically"--literally photographing the world around him. His large-format prints monumentalize everyday subjects, everything is equally important; every detail deserves

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Date: about 1970–1975
Medium: Chromogenic print
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

A Walgreens drug store next to a billiards hall. The sign for the billiards hall reads "Billiards Northgate" and is attached to the bottom of a sign in the shape of a bowling pin. The Walgreens awning is partially obscured by a tree in the parking lot.

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