Flowers is a facsimile of the third of William Egglestonª¡s rare artistª¡s books, which was first published in an edition of only fifteen by Caldecott Chubb in New York in 1978. The original Flowers was a linen-bound volume with red leather spine and corners recreating the look of a photo album, and housed in a slipcase. Within its pages were twelve original chromogenic coupler prints focused on the theme of flowers. Flowers, along with trees and other foliage inevitably feature in many of Egglestonª¡s photos as part of the Memphis streetscapes and interiors that are his favorite motifs. But in this book the flowers take center stage in all their mundane gloryª¢be it a kitsch spray of gladioli and carnations in a cut-glass vase, a single rose before a box hedge, or a forlorn bunch on a white marble tomb inscribed with the word ªMama.ª Along with Egglestonª¡s Morals of Vision, also released this season, Flowers is a further chapter in Steidlª¡s publication of Egglestonª¡s artistª¡s books in new editions that honor the design and spirit of the originals, while exposing their contents to the wider public for the first time.
I am at war with the obvious. - William Eggleston
I am at war with the obvious. - William Eggleston
