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Artists›William Eggleston

William Eggleston

William Eggleston

1939

WA-00003838

Memphis, TN, USA

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

14

Institutional Exhibitions

247

Works in Collection

486

Assets Indexed

13

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ389912

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Set in Stone

David Zwirner

2026

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BERLINART 1961�1987

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Contemporary Photography Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

No image

Color Photographs: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

No image

Still Life

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

No image

Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

No image

Art for Corporations

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

No image

New Art for the New Year

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977–1978

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Photographs by William Eggleston

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

No image

Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

No image

Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

Field Verification (6 fields)

3 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Unknown· 92%✓
Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated+1· 88%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (6)

Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/william-eggleston
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/william-eggleston
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/william-eggleston
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
David-Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1690
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Paula-Cooper
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland Art Institute of ChicagoChicago Whitney Museum of American Art

Canonical record

Artworks (247)

Untitled

1999 · Inkjet print, printed 2001

17 5/8 × 26 7/8" (44.8 × 68.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Eudora Welty's Kitchen

1989 · chromogenic process color print (Ektacolor)

Image: 83.8 x 57.5 cm (33 x 22 5/8 in.); Paper: 99.6 x 76 cm (39 3/16 x 29 15/16 in.); Matted: 111.8 x 81.3 cm (44 x 32 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Near the River at Greenville, Mississippi

1984 · chromogenic process color print (Ektacolor)

Image: 32.7 x 49.4 cm (12 7/8 x 19 7/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 x 50.7 cm (16 x 19 15/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

1983 · Chromogenic print

17 15/16 × 11 15/16" (45.6 × 30.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tennessee

1982 · Dye imbibition print

Image: 36.1 × 55.5 cm (14 1/4 × 21 7/8 in.); Paper: 47.7 × 58.1 cm (18 13/16 × 22 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Troubled Waters

1980 · Dye transfer prints

case 21 1/8 × 17 1/2" (53.7 × 44.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Troubled Waters

1980 · Dye transfer prints

Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1979 · Fifteen chromogenic color prints, printed 1979

photographs 6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.4 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Shiloh National Military Park, Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee

Shiloh National Military Park, Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee

1978 · Chromogenic print

20.4 × 30.6 cm (8 1/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.3 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.4 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 5/16 × 9 1/2" (16.1 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.3 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 3/8 × 9 1/2" (16.2 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.3 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.4 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.3 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.3 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.3 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.3 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 3/8 × 9 1/2" (16.2 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.3 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 7/16 × 9 1/2" (16.3 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1978 · Chromogenic print

6 3/8 × 9 1/2" (16.2 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (6)

247 published of 467 catalogued · 434 with image

MoMA
219 publishedof 438 catalogued426 img
Whitney
10 published
The Met
7 published
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published
+ 1 more source · 1 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Sumner, Mississippi, Cassidy Bayou in Background
1972 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

10 assets

Artsy artwork: Huntsville, Alabama

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Untitled (1976)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Untitled (1970)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Monograph: William Eggleston The Democratic Forest Selected Works (Hand signed) (2016)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Memphis

Artsy

Artsy artwork: William Eggleston's Guide (1976)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Untitled, 1960s by William Eggleston (1960s)

Artsy

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

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Relationships

67

Peers & Context60

Jordan Wolfsonco-exhibited Francis Alÿsco-exhibited Merrill Wagnerco-exhibited Robert Rymanco-exhibited Raoul De Keyserco-exhibited Yayoi Kusamaco-exhibited

Movements1

Collections6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art Christie's David Zwirner

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

David Zwirner

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manhattan, United States

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Background

Education

University of Mississippi

Visual Arts

Vanderbilt University

Visual Arts

The Webb School

Visual Arts

Network

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Raoul De Keyser

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