William Eggleston : democratic camera, photographs and video, 1961-2008 / Elisabeth Sussman and Thomas Weski ; with contributions by Donna De Salvo, Tina Kukielski, and Stanley Booth.

By:

Sussman, Elisabeth, 1939-

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Whitney Museum of American Art ; Munich : Haus der Kunst ; New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, c2008.Description: xv, 304 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cmISBN:

9780300126211
0300126212

Other title:

Democratic camera, photographs and video, 1961-2008

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DDC classification:

770.92 EGG

Contents:

I can\'t fly, but I can make experiments / Thomas Weski -- The boat to Canton / Elisabeth Sussman -- Plates -- Every picture / Donna De Salvo -- Closed on Tuesday : some place in these pictures / Tina Kukielski -- Triumph of the quotidian / Stanley Booth -- Chronology / Adam Welch.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	770.92 EGG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100379271

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Elvis's Graceland, a freezer stuffed with food, a Gulf gasoline sign standing in a deserted rural landscape--these are only a few of the iconic images captured by the "democratic camera" of photographer William Eggleston. Not only has he drawn upon images so telling of American culture, he has produced them with an intensity and balance of color that have helped elevate the entire field of color photography to a fine art, especially since his 1976 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.

Drawing together Eggleston's famous and lesser-known works, this lavishly illustrated catalogue is the first to examine both his photography and videos. Of particular relevance are his black-and-white images from the late 1950s and 1960s, which helped shape his color photography, as well as the relationship between his provocative video recordings of 1970s Memphis nightlife and his later work. Included are reproductions of newly restored prints, executed specifically for the exhibition.

Filled with new and challenging contributions to scholarship and accompanying the first major U.S. survey of his work, this catalogue will prove the standard reference for Eggleston's photographs for years to come.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held November 7, 2008-January 25, 2009 at Whitney Museum of American Art, New York and February 20-May 17, 2009 at Haus der Kunst, Munich.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-291) and index.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Elisabeth Sussman is an independent curator living in New York.

(Bowker Author Biography)