Greenwood, Mississippi

Title: Greenwood, Mississippi
Description: Also known as “The Red Ceiling” Eggleston comments on his work: “ 'The Red Ceiling' is so powerful that, in fact, I've never seen it reproduced on the page to my satisfaction. When you look at a dye-transfer print it's like it's red blood that is wet on the wall.”
This beautiful piece became synonymous with Big Star, Radio City.
Identifier: 98.XM.232.4
Creator: Eggleston, William
Date: 1973
Subject: dye transfer prints; color photography; Memphis
Format: 35.2 × 55.1 cm (13 7/8 × 21 11/16 in.)
Medium: Dye imbibition print
Provenance: Gift of Caldecot Chubb
Source: J. Paul Getty Museum
Rights Holder: © Eggleston Artistic Trust
Relation: Big Star (Musical group)
Is Referenced By: Radio City, 1974