{"product_id":"william-eggleston-portraits","title":"William Eggleston Portraits","description":"“So many people take those simple snapshots of life, but there’s something about Eggleston that no one can match.” —Sofia Coppola\n\nThe eminent American photographer William Eggleston (b. 1939) was a pioneer in exploring the artistic potential of color photography. Eggleston made a name for himself with his eccentric, unexpected compositions of everyday life that were nonetheless rife with implied narrative, elevating the commonplace to art. This sumptuously illustrated book features Eggleston’s masterful portraits, including the artist's first color photograph—a study of a young clerk pushing shopping carts at a supermarket—from his Los Alamos series. There are many other familiar and beloved images as well as some previously unseen photographs from his long and productive career.\n\nMany of Eggleston’s poetic photographs portray life in his home state of Tennessee, and the people he encountered there. Eggleston frequented the 1970s Memphis club scene, where he met, befriended, and photographed musicians such as fellow Southerners Alex Chilton and Ike Turner. He also photographed celebrities including Dennis Hopper, Walter Hopps, and Eudora Welty, and became a fixture of Andy Warhol’s Factory scene, dating the Warhol protégé Viva. Over the past half century, he has created a powerful and enduring body of work featuring friends and family, musicians, artists, and strangers. In addition to the lavish reproductions of Eggleston’s portraits, this volume includes an essay and chronology, plus an interview with Eggleston and his close family members that gives new insights into his images and artistic process.\n\nPublished in association with the National Portrait Gallery, London\n\nExhibition Schedule:\nNational Portrait Gallery, London\n(07\/21\/16–10\/23\/16)\nNGV International, Melbourne\n(03\/17\/17–06\/18\/17)\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0300222521\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.0300222521.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Prodger, Phillip\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has corner edge dings and or scratches and signs of light wear.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53874456002865,"sku":"GBV.0300222521.G","price":105.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/0300222521-0.jpg?v=1776713176","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/william-eggleston-portraits","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}