William Eggleston’s Album Art

Something about William Eggleston’s photography makes it perfect for album art. The southern photographer who legitimized color photography as a fine art medium, has his work on a slew of covers, including the following:


Silver Jews, Tanglewood Numbers, 2005


Eggleston’s photograph “Greenwood, Mississippi, 1973” on the cover of Big Star, Radio City, 1974


Eggleston’s photograph “Near Minter City and Glendora, Mississippi, c. 1969-70” on the cover of The Derek Trucks Band, Soul Serenade, 2003

Eggleston’s photograph “Memphis, Tennessee, 1968” on the cover of Jimmy Eat World, Bleed American, 2001


Eggleston’s photograph ” Sumner, Mississippi, c. 1970 ” on the cover of Spoon, Transference, 2009

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