Memphis

1969–1970, printed 1980

William Eggleston

Artist, American, born 1939

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Morris R. Garfinkle, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987; acquired by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Developing Illusions, 1873-1998: Photographs from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 14, 1998–January 18, 1999

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Bibliography

2008

  • Sussman, Elizabeth and Thomas Weski et al. William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961–2008. New Haven, CT, 2008: 67, 279, no. 22.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: W. Eggleston; lower left stamped in black ink: This photograph is not released for / publication or commercial use of / any kind. All rights reserved.; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: 1987.30.3 / 15/20 Printed 1980

Wikidata ID

Q64170418


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