Remove ads
The Red Ceiling is a photograph by William Eggleston. Its formal title is Greenwood, Mississippi. Eggleston took the photo at the home of his friend Dr. Thomas Chester Boring, Jr., at 508 Macarthur St. in Greenwood, Mississippi.
| The Red Ceiling | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist | William Eggleston |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Photograph |
| Medium | Dye transfer print |
| Dimensions | 35.2 cm × 55.1 cm (13.9 in × 21.7 in) |
| Location | Getty Center; Museum of Modern Art |
The photograph is a dye transfer print measuring 13+7⁄8 by 21+11⁄16 inches (35.2 by 55.1 cm). Eggleston considers it among his most challenging and powerful works, "so powerful that, in fact, I've never seen it reproduced on the page to my satisfaction".[1]
A copy of the photograph is held by the J. Paul Getty Museum, but is currently not on view at the Getty Center.[1] Another copy is held by the Museum of Modern Art.[2]
It has been described as Eggleston's "most famous photograph," with "some indefinable sense of menace".[3] It is widely recognised as the album cover for the record Radio City (1974) by the Memphis band Big Star.
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
Remove ads