{"product_id":"william-eggleston-portraits-by-phillip-prodger-9781855147102","title":"William Eggleston Portraits","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI want to make a picture that could stand on its own, regardless of what it was a picture of. I've never been a bit interested in the fact that this was a picture of a blues musician or a street corner or something.\u003c\/i\u003e - William Eggleston\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Eggleston's photographs are special for their eccentric, unexpected compositions, playfulness, implied narrative and, above all, his portrayals of people. Over the past half-century, he has created a powerful and enduring body of work featuring friends and family, musicians, artists, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEggleston frequented the 1970s Memphis club scene, developing friendships and getting to know musicians, including Ike Turner, Alex Chilton, and others. His fascination with nightclub culture resulted in the experimental video \u003ci\u003eStranded in Canton\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), which chronicles visits to bars in Memphis, Mississippi, and New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, he encountered and photographed the likes of Dennis Hopper, Eudora Welty, and Walter Hopps. For a brief moment, Eggleston even entered the Warhol Factory scene, dating the Warhol protégé, Viva.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Eggleston: Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e accompanies the first exhibition to explore Eggleston's pictures of people. Works included span his career from the 1950s through to his well-known portraits of the 1970s to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe catalogue includes an essay, chronology, and beautifully reproduced exhibition plates, as well as a series of revealing interviews with Eggleston and his close family members, conducted in Memphis by exhibition curator Phillip Prodger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487772983532,"sku":"9781855147102","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/88ea037757fc24bc0bb5893ff3cbf178.jpg?v=1775768895","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/william-eggleston-portraits-by-phillip-prodger-9781855147102","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}