Details

Title

Halloween, Outskirts of Morton, Mississippi

Artist/Maker

William Eggleston (American, born 1939)

Date

1971

Medium

Dye transfer print

Dimensions

11 15/16 x 17 3/4 inches

Credit

Gift of Lucinda W. Bunnen for the Bunnen Collection

Accession #

1982.56

On View

Currently not on view

When William Eggleston took this picture of three trick-or-treaters in 1971, color photography was rarely taken seriously in fine art circles. Drawn to the everyday subjects of his native South, Eggleston used color as an essential formal element. He made this exposure at dusk when the waning natural light mixed with the artificial light of streetlamps to dramatic effect. Because the two light sources register differently on film, Eggleston was able to render a commonplace scene strange and exciting.

Image Copyright

© Courtesy Eggleston Artistic Trust

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