William Eggleston (born July 27 1939) is an American photographer. He is widely credited with securing recognition for color photography as a legitimate artistic medium to display in art galleries.

Early years

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William Eggleston was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Sumner, Mississippi. His father was an engineer who had a failed career as a cotton farmer, and his mother was the daughter of a prominent local judge. As a boy, Eggleston was introverted and enjoyed playing the piano, drawing, and working with electronics. From an early age, he was drawn to visual media; he reportedly enjoyed buying postcards and cutting out pictures from magazines. Eggleston was also interested in audio technology as a child.

At the age of fifteen, Eggleston was sent to the Webb School, a boarding school on Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Eggleston later had few fond memories of the school, saying to a reporter, "It had a kind of Spartan routine to 'build character.' I never knew what that was supposed to mean. It was so callous and dumb. It was the kind of place where it was considered effeminate to like music and painting." Eggleston was unusual among his peers in that he eschewed typical Southern male pursuits such as hunting and sports, in favor of artistic pursuits and observation of the world around him.

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忘年会で見せてもらったWilliam Eggleston氏と鵜飼悠・高橋恭司氏の写真集が素敵でした。特に鵜飼悠・高橋恭司氏のは、良かった。あれは絶対買おうと思います。
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Very cool look at filmaker @HueRhodes visual process and inspiration http://bit.ly/59rRZ1 (Inspired by William Eggleston)
William Eggleston: "I had wanted to see a lot of things in color because the world is in color."
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William Eggleston: "I had wanted to see a lot of things in color because the world is in color."

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