William Eggleston

American photographer (born 1939)

Person Human Q389912

Facts

28 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: July 27, 1939
Place of birth: Memphis
Country of citizenship: United States^[4]
Occupation: photographer
Employer: Harvard University^[6]
Field of work: photography^[5]
Educated at: University of Mississippi, Vanderbilt University, The Webb School^[7]^[8]^[9]
Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Hasselblad Award^[11]^[12]
Notable work: Greenwood, Mississippi^[10]
Official website: www.egglestontrust.com^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[21]
Artist files at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative: reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights
Described by source: Modern Times: Photography in the 20th Century^[19]
End of work period: 2002^[25]
Family name: Eggleston^[16]
Given name: William^[17]
Has works in the collection: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Tate, National Gallery of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, New Mexico Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Birmingham Museum of Art, Photography Collection, J. Paul Getty Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[13]
Name in native language: William Eggleston^[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/New Mexico State Library, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files, WikiProject New York Public Library

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Participant in: Documenta 11^[20]
Record label: Secretly Canadian^[15]
Represented by: David Zwirner Gallery^[23]
Start of work period: 1957^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 107

ISNI: 0000000121032261
VIAF cluster ID: 95870999
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n79094546
GND ID: 119015854
ARTIC artist ID: 34368
AbART person ID: 48959
Apple Music artist ID: 519700384
Artcyclopedia artist ID: eggleston_william
Artist-info artist ID: 9016
Artists of the World ID: 10201663
Artnet artist ID: william-eggleston
Artsy artist ID: william-eggleston

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Awards & Winners artist ID: 03dpcd
BIBSYS ID: 4030706
Babelio author ID: 205039
Bandcamp profile ID: williameggleston
Benezit ID: B2254319
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 123401618
Bridgeman artist ID: 43070
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: eggleston-william
CONOR.SI ID: 152054115
Christie's creator ID: 20853
DACS ID (2022): 041566
DACS ID (former): 89e5b5c5-78e5-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID: 119015854
Deezer artist ID: 13095459
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119015854
Discogs artist ID: 2035522
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/William-Eggleston
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: william-eggleston
Europeana entity: agent/base/66734
Evene ID: william-eggleston-24273
FAST ID: 41328
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_119015854
Film.ru person ID: william-j-eggleston
FotoCH photographer ID: 20233
Fotografen.nl ID: 230526
Freebase ID: /m/03dpcd
George Eastman Museum people ID: 19155
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m03dpcd
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: william-eggleston
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0262466
Grove Art Online ID: T025053
Guggenheim fellows ID: william-j-eggleston
HAND ID: B4C3-A249-F507-2976-9CB1
Harper's tag: william-eggleston
IHeart artist ID: 31782926
IMDb ID: nm1206729
IdRef ID: 032356188
Instagram username: egglestonartfoundation
Invaluable.com person ID: 1brrzy0mcv
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID: person/103KDK
J9U entity ID: 987007461695305171
JRC Names ID: 24328
Japan Search name ID: ウィリアム・エグルストン
KBR person ID: 14695288
Kinobox person ID: 1313589
Le Delarge artist ID: 20992_artiste_EGGLESTON_William
Lex ID: William_Eggleston
Libris-URI: 86lpsf8s07h5ss8
Luminous-Lint ID: William__Eggleston
MNCARS artist ID: eggleston-william
Met Constituent ID: 161862
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID: 913
Munzinger person ID: 00000027825
Museum of Modern Art artist ID: 1690
Museum of Modern Art work ID: 57604
Museum-digital person/organization ID: 188857
MusicBrainz artist ID: d9d9915e-c476-44a3-b5f9-d87da923ef79
MutualArt artist ID: 9090AEE10C2A0007
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000079375
NDL Authority ID: 00466014
NE.se ID: william-eggleston
NL CR AUT ID: utb2010596221
NLA Trove people ID: 1052144
National Gallery of Art artist ID: 16507
National Library of Latvia ID: 000308155
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810678808305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 074987402
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID: 9332
Open Library ID: OL38131A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095743939
Pandora artist ID: ARj9b346txjnXPJ
Perlentaucher ID: william-eggleston
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID: 12085
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID: 6540
Pinakothek artist ID: gR4kZogGEe
Pitchfork artist ID: william-eggleston
Prabook ID: 1718811
RKDartists ID: 230526
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 32233
SBN author ID: RAVV040821
SELIBR ID: 287544
SFMOMA artist ID: william_eggleston
SNAC ARK ID: w6060cw3
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID: 1031
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID: 1420
Spotify artist ID: 5PYBMKpEQE3NLMe2pmENVg
TMDB person ID: 1288338
Tate artist ID: william-eggleston-5327
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500030719
V&A person ID: A10016
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID: 3502
WikiArt ID: william-eggleston
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJmxYrQ9gVcVRwyYT8vrbd
Yale LUX ID: person/253ad17d-c446-4b90-810a-b1e9a6b3e59d
YouTube channel ID: UClCIWoAs5qNXpI0sTEW64eA

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🔗 Connections

Has works in the collection 14

Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, National Gallery of Art, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Art Institute of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art +6 more

Award received 2

Guggenheim Fellowship, Hasselblad Award

Educated at 2

Vanderbilt University, University of Mississippi

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Employer 1

Harvard University

Field of work 1

photography

Given name 1

William

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of 1

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Occupation 1

photographer

Participant in 1

Documenta 11

Place of birth 1

Memphis

Record label 1

Secretly Canadian

Sex or gender 1

male

← Creator 1

Tallahatchie County

← FactGrid item ID 1

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Summary

William Eggleston was born on July 27, 1939^[1], in Memphis^[2]. He has worked as a photographer^[3].

FAQs

Where was William Eggleston born?

William Eggleston's place of birth was Memphis^[2].

What did William Eggleston do for work?

William Eggleston worked as a photographer^[3].

Where did William Eggleston go to school?

William Eggleston was educated at University of Mississippi^[7], Vanderbilt University^[8], and The Webb School^[9].

What awards did William Eggleston receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[11] and Hasselblad Award^[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ William Eggleston — place of birth (P19): Memphis. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ William Eggleston — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ William Eggleston — country of citizenship (P27): United States. Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ William Eggleston — educated at (P69): University of Mississippi. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ William Eggleston — educated at (P69): Vanderbilt University. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ William Eggleston — educated at (P69): The Webb School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ William Eggleston — field of work (P101): photography. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ William Eggleston — occupation (P106): photographer. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2019-05-14. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ William Eggleston — employer (P108): Harvard University. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ William Eggleston — award received (P166): Guggenheim Fellowship. Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ William Eggleston — award received (P166): Hasselblad Award. hasselbladfoundation.org. Retrieved 2022-03-19. hasselbladfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ William Eggleston — record label (P264): Secretly Canadian. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ William Eggleston — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ William Eggleston — date of birth (P569): July 27, 1939. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-23. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ William Eggleston — family name (P734): Eggleston. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ William Eggleston — given name (P735): William. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ William Eggleston — notable work (P800): Greenwood, Mississippi. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ William Eggleston — official website (P856): http://www.egglestontrust.com. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ William Eggleston — described by source (P1343): Modern Times: Photography in the 20th Century. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ William Eggleston — participant in (P1344): Documenta 11. documenta.de. Retrieved 2022-03-10. documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ William Eggleston — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ William Eggleston — name in native language (P1559): William Eggleston. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ William Eggleston — represented by (P1875): David Zwirner Gallery. davidzwirner.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07. davidzwirner.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ William Eggleston — start of work period (P2031): 1957. RKDartists. Retrieved 2023-01-09. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ William Eggleston — end of work period (P2032): 2002. RKDartists. Retrieved 2023-01-09. wikidata.org.

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