William Eggleston: Election Eve Hardcover

William Eggleston: Election Eve Hardcover Description

Experience the thought-provoking sequence of original photographs first taken by William Eggleston before the election of Jimmy Carter in October 1976. This William Eggleston: Election Eve Hardcover consists of a hundred photos from Eggleston's pilgrimage from Memphis to Plains, Georgia, the home of Jimmy Carter and the soon to be 39th president of the United States of America.

This new edition published by Steidl has combined the original Election Eve first released in 1977 in the form of two, leather-bound volumes packaged in a linen box into the one volume, making it suitable for wider audiences for the very first time.

A handful of the images taken are illustrated in the image gallery above and provide a mere taste of his full collection. His photographs tend to focus on the natural surroundings of his journey through Georgia, often capturing fields or eerily un-populated paths, gas stations and roads.

If you're fan of American photography, politics or romanticism, this collection makes a thoughtful gift for yourself, chock-full of captivating images for hours of quiet enjoyment. Often regarded as poignant and romantic, Eggleston's images are widely believed to depict a time of calm and hopefulness before the election of Jimmy Carter.

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William Eggleston: Election Eve