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William Eggleston Biography
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1967 |
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Goes to New York and meets Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander and Diane Arbus.
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1967 |
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Presents his work to John Szarkowski at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
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1974 |
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Recieves a Guggenheim Fellowship
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1974 |
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Appointed Lecturer in Visiual and Environmental Studies at The Carpenter center, Harvard University
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1975 |
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Recieves a National Endowment for the Arts Photographer's Fellowship
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1978 |
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Appointed Reasearcher in Color Videa at Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the invitation of Richard Leacock
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1989 |
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Accepts one of 54 Master Photographers of 1960-1979 awards from Photographic Society of Japan.
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1996 |
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Recieves the University of Memphis Distinguished Achievement Award
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Accepts Gold medal for Photography from National Arts Club, New York
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2004 |
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Receives the Getty Images Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Center of Photography (ICP) Infinity Awards
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2004 |
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Accepts Photoespana Award
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Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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Delta State College, Cleveland, MS
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University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
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Lives and works in Memphis, TN
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2013
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At War with the Obvious: Photographs by William Eggleston, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (solo)
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2011
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
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2010
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William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2010
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William Eggleston: American Photographer, Edward Cella Art + Architecture, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2010
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21st Century, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, England (solo)
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2010
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21st Century, Cheim & Read, New York, NY (solo)
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2009
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Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris, France (solo)
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2009
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William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (solo)
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2009
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William Eggleston: Democratic Camera. Photographs an Video. 1958-2008, Haus der Kunst, München, Germany
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2009
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William Eggleston - David Lynch. Fotografien, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, München, Germany
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2008
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Hasselblad Center, Goteborg
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2008
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The Menil Collection, Houston, TX
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2008
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Color Portraits–1974, Photology, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2008
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Democratic Camera, Photographs and Videos 1961 – 2008, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2008
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L'oeil démocratique, Centre de Photographie de Lectoure, Lectoure, France (solo)
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2007
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Color Portraits–1974, Studio Trisorio, Naples, Italy; Studio Trisorio, Rome, Italy; Inverleith House, Edinburgh, Scotland (solo)
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2007
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Portfolios, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (solo)
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2007
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Cadillac Portfolio, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin (solo)
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2007
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MARCO Museo de Arte Contemporanea de Vigo, Vigo
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2007
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Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago
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2007
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Museum Ludwig, Cologne
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2007
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Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis (solo)
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2006
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William Eggleston, Camera Work AG, Berlin (solo)
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2006
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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2006
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Spirit of Dunkerque, Lieu d'Art et d'Action Contemporaine, Dunkerque, France (solo)
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2006
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Nightclub Portraits, 1973, galerie du jour agnès b., Paris, France (solo)
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2006
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Stranded in Canton, Xavier Hufkens, Brusells, Belgium (solo)
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2005
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William Eggleston, Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas, TX (solo)
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2005
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BA-CA Kunstforum Wien, Vienna
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2005
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Nightclub Portraits, 1973, Cheim & Read, New York City (solo)
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2005
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Albertina, Vienna (solo)
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2004
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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humblebaek (solo)
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2004
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Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
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2004
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Dust Bells, and the film Stranded in Canton, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, England (solo)
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2004
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William Eggleston, Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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2004
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Louisiana Project. Photographs 1981–82, Galerie Johannes Faber, Vienna, Austria (solo)
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2004
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William Eggleston Precolor: The Black and White Photographs, 1959–1974, and the film, STRANDED IN CANTON, 1974, Cheim & Read, New York (solo)
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2003
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Pictures from the Seventies, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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2003
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Cadillac Portfolio, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2003
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Graceland, Galerie Rolf Hengesbach, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2003
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William Eggleston: Los Alamos, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2003
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William Eggleston Recent Photographs, Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris (solo)
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2002
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Hayward Gallery, London (solo)
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2002
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Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver
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2002
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William Eggleston: A Selection of 25 Recent Photographs, Documenta XI, Kassel, Germany (solo)
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2002
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William Eggleston: Fotografier 1966–75, Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway (solo)
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2002
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William Eggleston: CA 2000–2001, Galerie Monika Spruth, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2002
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William Eggleston, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York Project Gallery, NY (solo)
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2001
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Willliam Eggleston: Mostly California Desert Pictures 1999 – 2001, Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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2001
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William Eggleston, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris, France (solo)
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2001
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William Eggleston, Thomas Zander, Köln, Switzerland (solo)
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2001
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William Eggleston Recent Work, Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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2001
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William Eggleston: Recent Work, Cheim & Read, New York, NY (solo)
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2000
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Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hanover
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2000
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Cadillac, Michael Hue–Williams, London, England (solo)
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2000
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William Eggleston and the Color Tradition, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1999
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Cadillac: Color Photographs from 1966-71, Cheim & Read, New York, NY (solo)
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1999
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William Eggleston—1998 Hasselblad Award Winner, Hasselblad Center, Göteborg, Sweden (solo)
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1999
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Dye Transfer Prints, Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1999
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Fundacion Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa, Bilbao, Spain (solo)
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1999
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Eggleston 70/90, The Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1999
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P.S.1. Contemporary Art Center, Long Island
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1998
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Fotomuseum Wintethur, Winterthur
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1997
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10.D.70. VI. Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1997
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Eve's Bayou, Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1995
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Four Portfolios. Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN (solo)
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1994
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From Graceland to Wasteland, Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1992
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Ancient and Modern, Barbican Gallery, London (solo)
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1992
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William Eggleston. First Color 1967–1972, Laurence Miller Gallery, New York (solo)
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1990
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Democratic Forest, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
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1986
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William Eggleston's Guide, Middendorf Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
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1985
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William Eggleston's Early Black and White Photography, Memphis Brooks Museum, Memphis, TN (solo)
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1985
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Recent Color Photographs, Friends of Photography, Carmel, CA (solo)
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1985
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New Works from Tennessee Project, Allen Street Gallery, Dallas, TX (solo)
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1985
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William Eggleston. Photographs from Miami, Day Vista Photography Gallery, Florida International University, Miami, FL (solo)
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1984
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Graceland, Middendorf Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
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1984
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Graceland and the South, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1983
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William Eggleston: Colour Photographs from the American South, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England (solo)
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1981
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William Eggleston. Photographs 1967–1978, Light Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1980
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Troubled Waters, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1979
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American Photography in the 1970s, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1978
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Election Eve, Laguna Gloria Museum, Austin, Texas (solo)
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1978
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Nicholas Nixon & William Eggleston, Cronin Gallery, Houston,Texas (solo)
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1977
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William Eggleston. Color Photographs 1966–1977, Castelli Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1977
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Election Eve, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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1977
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William Eggleston. Dye Transfer Photographs, Grapesteak Gallery, Washington, DC
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1976
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Photographs by William Eggleston, Museum of Modern Art, New York
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Siemens Kulturstiftung, Munich, Germany
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Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany
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Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Japan
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Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
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Australia National Gallery
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Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
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Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
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Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC
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Fotomuseum, Winterhur, Switzerland
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Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
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National Gallery, Washington, DC
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New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
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