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For more than thirty years, Dennis Wile has traveled and photographed extensively in the U.S., Europe, Mexico, and Canada, producing a diverse body of work which includes a variety of corporate assignments, portraits, street scenes, and still lifes. 

Following his graduation from Vanderbilt University, Wile studied photography at L'Université de Luminy - Marseille, France.
Wile's corporate clients include Vanderbilt University Medical Center, E+ CancerCare, Nokia, and Isuzu. Additionally, Wile's work has appeared in Vogue, The New York Times, GQ, and National Geographic Traveler. 

Wile’s unique approach to family portraiture has allowed him to create a multigenerational body of work. In addition, Wile’s photographs are featured in the collections of many corporate and public institutions, including the Smithsonian Institution, Hospital Corporation of America, Vanderbilt University, AT&T Corporation, La Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the Tennessee State Museum and The United States Senate.

Portrait Subjects


Michael Ainslie - President, Sotheby's

Lamar Alexander - U.S. Secretary of Education

Howard Baker - U.S. Senator

Paul Bocuse - Chef, Lyons, France

Tracy Caulkins - Olympic Gold Medalist

Dr. Stanley Cohen - Nobel Prize Winner, Medicine

George Duboeuf - Vintner, Macon, France

Elton John - Pop Musician

Le Prince Murat - Paris, France

Albert Hadley - Interior Designer, New York City

Alex Haley - Pulitzer Prize Winner, Literature

William Eggleston - Photographer, Memphis, TN

Dr. Thomas Frist Sr. - Co-founder, Hospital Corporation of America

Albert Gore, Jr. - U.S. Vice President

Albert Gore, Sr. - U.S. Senator

Red Grooms - Artist, New York City

Bronson Ingram - C.E.O., Ingram Industries

B.B. King - Blues Musician

Loretta Lynn - Country Musician

Jack Massey - Co-Founder, Hospital Corporation of America

Bill Monroe - Bluegrass Musician

Czeslaw Milosz - Nobel Prize Winner, Poetry

Wilma Rudolph - Olympic Gold Medalist

Rhea Seddon - Astronaut

Fred Smith - Founder and President, Federal Express Corporation

Collections


LA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS, PARIS, FRANCE

CHEEKWOOD FINE ARTS CENTER, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

THE TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

WILLIS CORROON CORPORATION, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

THE KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

AT&T CORPORATION, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

MIT STIEL, KASSEL, GERMANY
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