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[Barbed wire and chain-link fence, U.S.A.]
Creator
William EgglestonAmerican Photographer · 1939–present
All works by this person →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
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- about 1980
- Medium
- Chromogenic print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 8617d7d4-a5d0-4287-b682-2dc53fb44bab
Chain link fence, topped with barbed wire, where it meets a stucco building.
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