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Memphis

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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 1971
Medium: Dye imbibition print
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

In this tightly composed image of a tiled shower alive with subtle variations of green, William Eggleston demonstrated his ability for exploiting both color and scale to produce formal images that explore the artistic potential of color photography. Using 35mm Canon and Leica cameras, with a moderate wide-angle lens to exaggerate his already unusual perspectives, he works with color negative film to create images for dye transfer. This method involves a non-chemical, handmade process that promotes irregularities and strident, unnatural colors.

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