Main entry:

Sussman, Elisabeth, 1939- author.

Title & Author:

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.

Publication:

New York : Whitney Museum of American Art ; Munich : Haus der Kunst ; New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, ©2008.

Description:

xv, 304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
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 (pages 289-291) and index.
"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.

Summary:

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 Eggleston̕s 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.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

9780300126211 (hbk.)
0300126212 (hbk.)

Subject:

Eggleston, William, 1939- Exhibitions.
Eggleston, William, 1939- Expositions.
Eggleston, William, 1939-
Eggleston, William Photograph.
Photography, Artistic Exhibitions.
Video recordings Exhibitions.
Photographie artistique Expositions.
Vidéos Expositions.
Photography, Artistic
Video recordings
Fotografie
Videokunst
Fotografer Förenta staterna 1945- utställningskataloger.
Fotografi Förenta staterna 1945- utställningskataloger.
Fotokonst Förenta staterna 1945- utställningskataloger.
Färgfotografi Förenta staterna 1945- utställningskataloger.
Videokonst Förenta staterna 1945- utställningskataloger.
Artistic photography Exhibitions.
Verenigde Staten.
New York, <NY, 2008>

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Weski, Thomas, author.
Eggleston, William, 1939- photographer.
De Salvo, Donna M., contributor.
Kukielski, Tina, contributor.
Booth, Stanley, 1942-2024, contributor.
Whitney Museum of American Art, host institution.
Haus der Kunst München, host institution.

Democratic camera, photographs and video, 1961-2008

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260316
Call No.: BIB 191230
Status: Available