William Eggleston: Walker Evans And Henri Cartier-Bresson

William Eggleston William born July 27, 1939. He grew up in a wealthy family on a cotton plantation Mississippi, Tennessee. When he was a teenager he went to a boarding school. He went to school at Vanderbilt University when his friend recognized his artistic values and he began to take photographs. He transferred to Delta State University then later to University of Mississippi. He was influenced by Walker Evans and Henri Cartier-Bresson when his pictures were in black and white. When he settled in Memphis Tennessee in 1964 he started taking color photography. He was granted a Guggenheim fellowship in 1974. For the next decade he made thousands of photos about American landscapes and structures. In 1976 he had a career boost in an exhibition
In the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In the 1980’s Eggleston traveled a lot through the US and Europe.
I chose this artist because his art is from the 60’s on up. I love the style of that era in terms of clothes and the way he set up the pictures. The pictures were simple but are unique. Since its color photography from the 60’s and 70’s the colors aren’t as bright as the colors now and I like looking at the pictures like that.
In this picture the kids are lined up with serious faces. The sky in the background adds to the photos mood. It looks serious and the kids look like they have been walking for a while. This picture shows how they dressed, but only they girls look different from everybody else. The boys look like kids from today.