Flowers is a facsimile of the third of William Eggleston’s few artists’ books, which was first published in an edition of only fifteen copies by Caldecott Chubb in New York in 1978.
Flowers, as well as trees and other foliage inevitably feature in many photos of Eggleston as part of Memphis’s streetscapes and interiors which are his favorite motifs. But in this book, flowers take center stage in all their worldly glory – be it a kitsch spray of gladioli and carnations in a cut glass vase, a single rose in front of a box hedge, or a bouquet abandoned on a white marble tomb inscribed with the word “mom”.
32 pages, hard cover
30.5 x 23 cm
Size: 140 pg, 13.50″ x 10.40″ x 1.00″