Sumner, Mississippi
Artist
William Eggleston
(Amerian, b. 1939)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1972
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 20 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (52.1 × 34.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 24 7/8 × 18 1/2 in. (63.2 × 47 cm)
Overall, Mat: 29 15/16 × 24 1/16 in. (76 × 61.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 24 7/8 × 18 1/2 in. (63.2 × 47 cm)
Overall, Mat: 29 15/16 × 24 1/16 in. (76 × 61.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase and National Endowment for the Arts grant
Object number89.88
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a dye transfer print photograph.Label TextWilliam Eggleston American (b. 1931) Sumner, Mississippi, ca. 1972 Dye transfer print Purchase and National Endowment for the Arts Grant 89.88 ~ Working exclusively in color, William Eggleston first gained renown in 1976 when his work was the subject of a solo exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art. In the book published to accompany the exhibition, John Szarkowski, former Director of Photography at MoMA, wrote, "the best photography of today is related in iconography and technique to the contemporary standard of vernacular camera work [the snapshot], which is in fact often rich and surprising. The difference between the two is a matter of intelligence, imagination, intensity, precision, and coherence." Exhibition History"The Portrait in America," The Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Jan. 26 - April 8, 1990. "Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004. "The Nexus," Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA, January 25 - April 28, 2013.Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson. _The Portrait in America_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1990: pp. 7, 70.
