imagine... Season 15 Episode 5 - The Colourful Mr Eggleston

Airdate: 2009-Jul-14

Episode summary:

William Eggleston is one of the most influential and original photographers alive today.A Mississippi aristocrat with a fondness for guns, drink and women, he dragged colour into the world of art photography. Reviled in the 1970s, he is now considered a legend whose unique visual style has influenced generations of photographers and filmmakers.Imagine shows the normally shy and elusive Eggleston at work - taking photographs on the road, in and around his home town of Memphis.

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