William Eggleston

Untitled
c. 1970

Black and white photograph of an old, two-story building at night with a sign reading "Shorty's SNACK BAR" and a Coca-Cola logo above the entrance. The building appears aged and the surrounding area is dark, suggesting the photo was taken in a rural or deserted location.
Black and white photograph of an old, two-story building at night with a sign reading "Shorty's SNACK BAR" and a Coca-Cola logo above the entrance. The building appears aged and the surrounding area is dark, suggesting the photo was taken in a rural or deserted location.

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Date
c. 1970

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 16 15/16in. (35.4 × 43 cm) Image: 9 3/4 × 14 1/2in. (24.8 × 36.8 cm)

Accession number
2008.49

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee, Niko Elmaleh, Lauren DePalo, The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, and Diane and Tom Tuft

Rights and reproductions
© Eggleston Artistic Trust, courtesy Cheim & Read, NYC

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William Eggleston
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