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A few years ago, officials at the William Eggleston Trust in Memphis discovered a box in their archives containing the very first photographs by the master of color, William Eggleston. Incredible images... in black and white! This book brings together these photos in their entirety and showcases the artistic beginnings of a pioneer of contemporary photography. In the late 1950s, Eggleston began photographing the suburbs of Memphis using mm film. He thus developed a unique photographic style that would go on to shape his color work a few years later. A fresh perspective on the heartland of America—his own—with its iconic symbols: supermarkets, diners, gas stations, and the strangers he encountered, straight out of an American movie. Fifty years later, all these images have been digitized from vintage prints developed by Eggleston in his own darkroom. He gave his approval for this publication and worked to bring this little-known aspect of his work to light.
Edited by Dave Hickey, Chris Burnside, John Cheim, Howard read and Thomas Weski in collaboration with William Eggleston
Published by Steidl, 2012 (first edition)
22 cm 26 cm, 209 pages
ISBN
A few years ago, officials at the William Eggleston Trust in Memphis discovered a box in their archives containing the very first photographs by the master of color, William Eggleston. Incredible images... in black and white! This book brings together these photos in their entirety and showcases the artistic beginnings of a pioneer of contemporary photography. In the late 1950s, Eggleston began photographing the suburbs of Memphis using mm film. He thus developed a unique photographic style that would go on to shape his color work a few years later. A fresh perspective on the heartland of America—his own—with its iconic symbols: supermarkets, diners, gas stations, and the strangers he encountered, straight out of an American movie. Fifty years later, all these images have been digitized from vintage prints developed by Eggleston in his own darkroom. He gave his approval for this publication and worked to bring this little-known aspect of his work to light.
Edited by Dave Hickey, Chris Burnside, John Cheim, Howard read and Thomas Weski in collaboration with William Eggleston
Published by Steidl, 2012 (first edition)
22 cm 26 cm, 209 pages
ISBN
