William Eggleston
Subtitle: portraits
By: Phillip Prodger ; with an appreciation by Sofia Coppola
Contributors: National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain); National Gallery of Victoria
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780300222524
Subjects: Portrait photography; Social life and customs; Interviews; Artistic Photography; Exhibitions
Other titles: Portraits
Description: "The American photographer William Eggleston is best known for capturing everyday suburban life in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, and for his pioneering use of colour. This book, which accompanies the first exhibition entirely devoted tp Eggleston's portraiture, features a variety of images of the people he has encountered during his long career."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes an interview with Eggleston conducted by Phillip Prodger and three others.

"Published to accompany the exhibition William Eggleston Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 21 July to 23 October 2016 and at NGV International ... Melbourne, from 17 March to 18 June 2017"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-177) and index.
Table of contents: title: First person, singular: Eggleston and portraiture  -- Phillip Prodger; title: Portraits  -- William Eggleston; title: Right now, here, with you (interview) -- William Eggleston in conversation with curator Phillip Prodger, gallerist Rose Shoshana, the artist's cousin Maude Schuyler Clay and art student Lesley Young.