William Eggleston
The big picture: William Eggleston at Mississippi Fred McDowell’s funeral
After befriending the bluesman years earlier, the renowned photographer caught this enquiring glance when he attended his burial
Tim Adams
13, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM
Stella McCartney launches A-Z sustainability manifesto
Project aims to find meaning in age of greenwashing in collaboration with artists such as Jeff Koons
Hannah Marriott
08, Oct, 2020 @4:59 PM
William Eggleston: ‘The music’s here then it’s gone – like a dream’
Father of colour photography William Eggleston has just released his first album, at 78. He talks art and life with – and plays piano for – Sean O’Hagan in Memphis
Sean O'Hagan
19, Nov, 2017 @9:00 AM
William Eggleston’s Las Vegas (yellow shirt guy at pinball machine): an American snapshot
Taken from a series shot between 1965 to 1968, this photograph illustrates the artist’s ability to capture the idiosyncrasies of life in the US
Skye Sherwin
22, Sep, 2017 @10:59 AM
Two Blue Buckets by Peter Fraser review – everyday revelations
From deflated balloons to the mysterious blue buckets, Peter Fraser’s photographs illuminate the ordinary
Sean O'Hagan
04, Apr, 2017 @6:30 AM
William Eggleston Portraits review – up close and quite personal
There’s more to Eggleston’s everyday, extraordinary, infinitely various photographs of American life in the 60s and 70s than he would have us believe, as this captivating show reveals
Laura Cumming
24, Jul, 2016 @7:00 AM
From unisex tracksuits to double denim: this week’s fashion trends
What’s hot and what’s not in fashion this week
22, Jul, 2016 @11:00 AM
William Eggleston: Portraits review – momentous, trivial, marvellous
Whether photographing celebrities or busboys, Eggleston’s work is both exact and indifferent, getting under your skin and changing how you see the world
Adrian Searle
19, Jul, 2016 @11:01 PM
Made in Memphis: William Eggleston's surreal visions of the American south
Critics called his photographs a con when they were first shown 40 years ago, but Eggleston’s colour-saturated work has found lasting fame, defying interpretation
Andrew Dickson
08, Jul, 2016 @11:00 AM
From Ansel Adams to Stephen Shore: famous photographers shoot their favourite food
After 40 years, a cookbook by some of America’s best-loved photographers is being published for the first time
Jonathan Jones
26, Mar, 2016 @10:00 AM
The photographers who revolutionised album art
Man Ray nearly did a Rolling Stones cover, Big Star went for William Eggleston’s most famous ceiling shot, and George Michael lifted a Weegee photograph. A curious new exhibition for nerds and fans alike shows the hits and misses of album artwork – and the covers too rude to use
Sean O'Hagan
10, Jul, 2015 @5:19 PM
Shady character: how Stephen Shore taught America to see in living colour
In the 70s, everyone hated Shore’s quirky photographs of everyday life because they weren’t in black and white. Now, a new retrospective shows how he became a modern master – and how the masses finally caught up with him
Sean O'Hagan
09, Jul, 2015 @3:34 PM
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