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Mississippi
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
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- negative about 1971–1973; print 1980
- Medium
- Dye imbibition print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Wedged into an awkward, nearly inaccessible corner, the brightly colored "Touchdown" pinball machine seems strangely out of place in its environment. It bears the marks of a well-loved game, however, with its orange-and-cream-checkered paint rubbed away where countless knees and boots came to rest, either in triumph or frustration.
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