William Eggleston, Memphis, ca. 1971, Dye transfer print, Eugenia Buxton Whitnel Funds 76.6.12

MEMPHIS, TN.- An exhibition of photographs by William Eggleston is on view at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art through March 25, 2007. Vernacular Icons: Photographs by William Eggleston explores the photographer’s method of capturing the real world by choosing to shoot seemingly unimportant places and objects. His democratic way of seeing was influenced more by his personal vision than by previous artistic styles. Through his large-format prints of everyday subject matter, he creates iconic images of ordinary scenes. The exhibition is comprised primarily of photographs from two of his 1980 portfolios, Troubled Waters and New Orleans Project... la suite sur http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19430