William Eggleston

William Eggleston
Born (1939-07-27) July 27, 1939 (age 85)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Known forPhotography
Notable work
  • William Eggleston's Guide (1976)
  • The Democratic Forest (1989)
  • The Red Ceiling
SpouseRosa Dossett (m. 1964, died 2015)
Children3
Websitewww.egglestonartfoundation.org

William Eggleston (born July 27, 1939)[1] 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,[2] the Hasselblad Award in 1998,[3] and Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in 2003.[4]

  1. ^ "William Eggleston | Art for Sale, Results & Biography | Sotheby's". www.sothebys.com.
  2. ^ "William J. Eggleston". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. gf.org. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "William Eggleston". Hasselblad Foundation. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Award". Royal Photographic Society. Retrieved August 13, 2012.