WilliamEggleston

William Eggleston was born on July 27, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee. Most of Eggleston's work was created and/or published in New York, as well as cities throughout the south. His motion comes from two other famous artists, Robert Frank and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Eggleston started out photographing in black and white and later introduced color photography. Not only was Eggleston talented in the Art, but he was also extremely intelligent ( having taught at Harvard in 1973 for a year). With his discovery dye-transfer printing, he coined the nick-name: "Father of Color Photography". His first camera was a Cannon Range-finder and later he received a Leica as a gift and continued to use it in the Cannons place. Some of his contributions to photography include his most famous piece The Red Ceiling created in 1973. His ability to find beauty and attractiveness in commonly found scenes is what enabled him to win prestigious awards such as The Gold Medal for Photography from National Arts Club, New York and The National Endowment for the Arts Photographer's Fellowship. He is known for capturing "pop culture" through his innovative photographs.

Two of his most famous photographs are linked below:

The Red Ceiling :



Torch Café:



source for information: • http://www.egglestontrust.com/ •http://www.masters-of-photography.com/E/eggleston/eggleston.html •http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1540