Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

c. 1972, printed 1986

William Eggleston

Associated Names
William Eggleston

Artist, American, born 1939

The image shows a corner of a room with warm lighting. On the left side, there is a built-in cabinet with open shelving displaying various decorative dishes and bowls. A painting of a child in an orange outfit is on the adjacent wall, above a dark piece of furniture holding a silver tray with a teapot and cups. To the right, there is a doorway leading to another room with an upholstered chair with a floral pattern partially visible. Through the doorway, wooden furniture and what appears to be a windowed door leading outside are in view. The walls and trim are painted in cream tones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye imbibition print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.7 × 43.5 cm (11 5/16 × 17 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 45.7 × 59.7 cm (18 × 23 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.93

  • Copyright

    © Eggleston Artistic Trust

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, New York, 23 April 2007, lot 220); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in black ink: Wm Eggleston; bottom left stamped in black ink: William Eggleston's Guide, / c. 1972, printed 1986.; bottom center: Example [by artist in graphite: seven] from an / edition of [by artist in graphite: nine]

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