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William Eggleston

born 1939

Untitled 1970–3
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41 artworks by William Eggleston
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Biography

William Eggleston, (born July 27, 1939) is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition of color photography as a legitimate artistic medium. Eggleston's books include William Eggleston's Guide (1976) and The Democratic Forest (1989).

Eggleston received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1974, the Hasselblad Award in 1998, and Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in 2003.

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    William Eggleston
    1976
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    William Eggleston
    1976
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    William Eggleston
    1976
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    William Eggleston
    1976
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    William Eggleston
    1976
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    William Eggleston
    1976
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    William Eggleston
    1976
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    William Eggleston
    1976
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