Skip to profile content
Discovery
Log In

Additional Artworks

From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled (Surrounded by Wolves) by Jen Ray, Image 1.

    Jen Ray

    Untitled (Surrounded by Wolves), 2017

    Watercolor and ink on handmade paper

    14.875 x 11 in (37.78 x 27.94 cm)

  2. Rooftops, Escatrón, Spain by Mark Osterman, Image 1.

    Mark Osterman

    Rooftops, Escatrón, Spain, 1998, printed 2000

    Toned gelatin silver print

  3. Drawer by Robert Ecker, Image 2.

    Robert Ecker

    Drawer, 1978

    Mezzotint on paper

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)

  4. Boston, Mass, from RISD Portfolio by Chester Michalik, Image 1.

    Chester Michalik

    Boston, Mass, from RISD Portfolio, 1974

    Gelatin silver print mounted to drawing board

    6.625 x 6.625 in (16.83 x 16.83 cm)

  5. The Chanter by Hanne Greaver, Image 1.

    Hanne Greaver

    The Chanter, 1972

    Woodcut on paper

    32 x 24.0625 in (81.28 x 61.12 cm)

  6. Spartin Sun Box I by Theodoros Stamos, Image 1.

    Theodoros Stamos

    Spartin Sun Box I, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    23.875 x 25.875 in (60.64 x 65.72 cm)

  7. Untitled by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Untitled

    Gelatin silver print

    19.75 x 16 in (50.17 x 40.64 cm)

  8. The Pagoda of Kiyomizu Temple in Winter by Nisaburo Ito, Image 1.

    Nisaburo Ito

    The Pagoda of Kiyomizu Temple in Winter, No date

    Woodcut on silk

    15.125 x 10.5 in (38.42 x 26.67 cm)

View All Artworks

About the artist

William Eggleston

American

b. 1939

A photographer born in Memphis, Tennessee. He is known for his work with color transparency film, and is credited with expanding this form of photography to artistic legitimacy. He has been influenced by Swiss photographer, Robert Frank and French photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson. Eggleston was a professor at Harvard, and during this period discovered dye-transfer printing. His works are characterized by ordinary, every-day subject matter, and have featured images of objects such as Dr. Pepper machines, broken air conditioning units, torn posters, road signs and light bulbs. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions at MoMA, Whitney Museum of American Art, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, amongst others.