Bill Owens

American

1938, San Jose, California

Bill Owens

Works in the Collection

"Sunday afternoon we get-it-together. I drink some beer, cook the steaks, and my wife makes the salad.”

Bill Owens

"Sunday afternoon we get-it-together. I drink some beer, cook the steaks, and my wife makes the salad." From the series Suburbia

1968-1970, printed 1972
"Sunday afternoon we get-it-together. I drink some beer, cook the steaks, and my wife makes the salad.”

Bill Owens

"Sunday afternoon we get-it-together. I drink some beer, cook the steaks, and my wife makes the salad." From the series Suburbia

1968-1970, printed 1972
"I enjoy giving a Tupperware party in my home. It gives me a chance to talk to my friends. But really, Tupperware is a homemaker's dream, you save time and money because your food keeps longer." From the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

"I enjoy giving a Tupperware party in my home. It gives me a chance to talk to my friends. But really, Tupperware is a homemaker's dream, you save time and money because your food keeps longer." From the series Suburbia

1968-1970
"I enjoy giving a Tupperware party in my home. It gives me a chance to talk to my friends. But really, Tupperware is a homemaker's dream, you save time and money because your food keeps longer." From the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

"I enjoy giving a Tupperware party in my home. It gives me a chance to talk to my friends. But really, Tupperware is a homemaker's dream, you save time and money because your food keeps longer." From the series Suburbia

1968-1970
"We're really happy. Our kids are healthy, we eat good food and we have a really nice home." From the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

"We're really happy. Our kids are healthy, we eat good food and we have a really nice home." From the series Suburbia

1971
"We're really happy. Our kids are healthy, we eat good food and we have a really nice home." From the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

"We're really happy. Our kids are healthy, we eat good food and we have a really nice home." From the series Suburbia

1971
"I wanted Christina to learn some responsibility for cleaning her room, but it didn't work." From the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

"I wanted Christina to learn some responsibility for cleaning her room, but it didn't work." From the series Suburbia

1970, printed 1977
"I wanted Christina to learn some responsibility for cleaning her room, but it didn't work." From the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

"I wanted Christina to learn some responsibility for cleaning her room, but it didn't work." From the series Suburbia

1970, printed 1977
Tidy Bowl, Walnut Creek

Bill Owens

Tidy Bowl, Walnut Creek

1979
"This is our second annual Fourth of July block party. This year thirty-three families came for beer, barbequed chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, green salad, macaroni salad and watermelon. After eating and drinking [...]" From the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

"This is our second annual Fourth of July block party. This year thirty-three families came for beer, barbequed chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, green salad, macaroni salad and watermelon. After eating and drinking [...]" From the series Suburbia

ca. 1970
"This is our second annual Fourth of July block party. This year thirty-three families came for beer, barbequed chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, green salad, macaroni salad and watermelon. After eating and drinking [...]" From the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

"This is our second annual Fourth of July block party. This year thirty-three families came for beer, barbequed chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, green salad, macaroni salad and watermelon. After eating and drinking [...]" From the series Suburbia

ca. 1970
Vacation Bible School, Livermore, CA

Bill Owens

Vacation Bible School, Livermore, CA

1968
O-55 World Savings Opening Day, from the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

Bill Owens

World Savings Opening Day, from the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

1975
"I'm a new-realist painter. People think it's glamorous to paint but it's just hard work. Each painting takes two to four months to complete. The possibility of getting national acclaim is almost nil." From the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

Bill Owens

"I'm a new-realist painter. People think it's glamorous to paint but it's just hard work. Each painting takes two to four months to complete. The possibility of getting national acclaim is almost nil." From the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

1975
Untitled [Ice cream man—"Debbie's 447-7660"], from the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

Bill Owens

Untitled, from the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

1975
"I was a lawyer before I became a private detective. This is a more interesting way to make a living. I've been in business for more than twenty years now and have worked on just about every case imaginable," from the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

Bill Owens

"I was a lawyer before I became a private detective. This is a more interesting way to make a living. I've been in business for more than twenty years now and have worked on just about every case imaginable," from the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

1975
"We feel most people have the wrong attitude towards sex, that it's nasty and to be done only in the dark. With us sex takes care of itself." From the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

"We feel most people have the wrong attitude towards sex, that it's nasty and to be done only in the dark. With us sex takes care of itself." From the series Suburbia

1971
"I've been a chiropractor for thirty-three years, working directly and indirectly with nerves through the spinal column. I'm thinking of retiring in a couple more years and going into worm farming. Worms are an asset to society." From the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

Bill Owens

"I've been a chiropractor for thirty-three years, working directly and indirectly with nerves through the spinal column. I'm thinking of retiring in a couple more years and going into worm farming. Worms are an asset to society." From the series Working (I Do It For The Money)

1976, printed 1977
Our kind of people

Bill Owens

Our kind of people

ca. 1973
"My dream is to be an airline stewardess, but I'm not old enough. In the meantime I operate a pneumatic tie-wrap gun and make harnesses for electronic pong games. I can’t wait until I turn twenty-one." From the series Working (I do it for the Money)

Bill Owens

"My dream is to be an airline stewardess, but I'm not old enough. In the meantime I operate a pneumatic tie-wrap gun and make harnesses for electronic pong games. I can’t wait until I turn twenty-one." From the series Working (I do it for the Money)

1976, printed 1977
"My dream is to be an airline stewardess, but I'm not old enough. In the meantime I operate a pneumatic tie-wrap gun and make harnesses for electronic pong games. I can’t wait until I turn twenty-one." From the series Working (I do it for the Money)

Bill Owens

"My dream is to be an airline stewardess, but I'm not old enough. In the meantime I operate a pneumatic tie-wrap gun and make harnesses for electronic pong games. I can’t wait until I turn twenty-one." From the series Working (I do it for the Money)

1976, printed 1977
"We feel most people have the wrong attitude towards sex, that it's nasty and to be done only in the dark. With us sex takes care of itself."

Bill Owens

"We feel most people have the wrong attitude towards sex, that it's nasty and to be done only in the dark. With us sex takes care of itself."

1971, printed 1977
"We feel most people have the wrong attitude towards sex, that it's nasty and to be done only in the dark. With us sex takes care of itself."

Bill Owens

"We feel most people have the wrong attitude towards sex, that it's nasty and to be done only in the dark. With us sex takes care of itself."

1971, printed 1977
"The Companions of the Forest of America teaches devotion to the home, respect for other people's religious beliefs, loyalty to the American flag and obedience to God's commandments. Our motto is "Sociability, Sincerity and Constancy." Many good and lasting friendships are formed through membership in the Companions of the Forest of America." From the series Our Kind of People

Bill Owens

"The Companions of the Forest of America teaches devotion to the home, respect for other people's religious beliefs, loyalty to the American flag and obedience to God's commandments. Our motto is "Sociability, Sincerity and Constancy." Many good and lasting friendships are formed through membership in the Companions of the Forest of America." From the series Our Kind of People

1973, printed 1977
"The Companions of the Forest of America teaches devotion to the home, respect for other people's religious beliefs, loyalty to the American flag and obedience to God's commandments. Our motto is "Sociability, Sincerity and Constancy." Many good and lasting friendships are formed through membership in the Companions of the Forest of America." From the series Our Kind of People

Bill Owens

"The Companions of the Forest of America teaches devotion to the home, respect for other people's religious beliefs, loyalty to the American flag and obedience to God's commandments. Our motto is "Sociability, Sincerity and Constancy." Many good and lasting friendships are formed through membership in the Companions of the Forest of America." From the series Our Kind of People

1973, printed 1977
Every summer we go all out, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Every summer we go all out, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Ferry to Nantucket, Massachusetts, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Ferry to Nantucket, Massachusetts, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960-ca. 1980s, printed 2001
Untitled (Statue of Liberty), from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Untitled (Statue of Liberty), from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Untitled (St. Louis Arch), from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Untitled (St. Louis Arch), from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
The World of Fun, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

The World of Fun, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
KOA campground, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

KOA campground, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Livermore Air Show, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Livermore Air Show, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Tubers on bank of Salt River, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Tubers on bank of Salt River, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Tubers on Salt River, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Tubers on Salt River, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
On the weekends the traffic ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

On the weekends the traffic ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I'm here to meet boys, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I'm here to meet boys, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Untitled (Hot to Trot), from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Untitled (Hot to Trot), from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
When school is out ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

When school is out ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I had over 4,000 cacti plants, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I had over 4,000 cacti plants, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I spent $100 on the plane kit, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I spent $100 on the plane kit, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
On weekends we camp, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

On weekends we camp, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
My husband's job allows a lot..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

My husband's job allows a lot..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Untitled, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Untitled, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Divers, Monterey Bay, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Divers, Monterey Bay, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Tai Chi Chuen is an old form ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Tai Chi Chuen is an old form ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Karate is a highly competitive..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Karate is a highly competitive..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Lawn bowling is for old men, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Lawn bowling isfor old men, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Golfers, Houston, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Golfers, Houston, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I only play croquet once a ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I only play croquet once a ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Untitled (Golfer, bunny and ...), from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Untitled (Golfer, bunny and ...), from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bartenders KSFO Annual..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Bartenders KSFO Annual..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Wrestlers before match, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Wrestlers before match, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
All-Star Wrestling Hostess, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

All-Star Wrestling Hostess, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Davis Cup, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Davis Cup, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Diablo Bowlers, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Diablo Bowlers, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Three boys watching, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Three boys watching, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Donkey basketball, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Donkey basketball, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
High school cheerleader, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

High school cheerleader, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Football helmets, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Football helmets, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
The three of us, we have ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

The three of us, we have ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
It's called hot air balloon, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

It's called hot air balloon, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Muddy soccer game, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Muddy soccer game, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
My goal at the end of the ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

My goal at the end of the ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Hockey game, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Hockey game, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
When I first started dirt bike ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

When I first started dirt bike ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Field Day at our school pits, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Field Day at our school pits, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I learned how to juggle, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I learned how to juggle, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Livermore Gun Club, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Livermore Gun Club, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Man with fish and family, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Man with fish and family, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Swim meet, Amador High, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Swim meet, Amador High, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Strip mall, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Strip mall, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Most of these dogs have ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Most of these dogs have ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Judges can be very fickle, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Judges can be very fickle, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Boy in his bedroom with bird, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Boy in his bedroom with bird, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Girls in costumes, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Girls in costumes, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Rec room with bumper pool, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Rec room with bumper pool, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Pinball I'm just killing time, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Pinball I'm just killing time, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Boy with train set, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Boy with train set, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
When your son is a Cub, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

When your son is a Cub, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Big Wheels and suburban ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Big Wheels and suburban ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Untitled (Two kids in above ...), from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Untitled (Two kids in above ...), from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Duane Hanson exhibition, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Duane Hanson exhibition, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Massage opens up the soul, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Massage opens up the soul, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I don't know why I bought ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I don't know why I bought ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Thirty years ago the Rebecca ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Thirty years ago the Rebecca ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Let's Make a Deal, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Let's Make a Deal, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
The Eagle Squares if one of..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

The Eagle Squares if one of..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Amador High School, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Amador High School, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Junior Women's Club elder ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Junior Women's Club elder ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Circus billboard and cows, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Circus billboard and cows, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Killer rats from the sewers ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Killer rats from the sewers ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Dairy Queen, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Dairy Queen, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Our Chinese New Year meal, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Our Chinese New Year meal, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Luncheon guests arrive, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Luncheon guests arrive, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I read every chance I get, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I read every chance I get, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
My witness is here for ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

My witness is here for ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I was disappointed, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I was disappointed, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
McDonald 's modern day care, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

McDonald 's modern day care, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Truck races, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Truck races, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
The Livermore Independent, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

The Livermore Independent, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Thunderbird car show, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Thunderbird car show, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Fans behind police barrier, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Fans behind police barrier, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Two girls at Bee Gee's, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Two girls at Bee Gee's, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Nude Interracial Love Dance, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Nude Interracial Love Dance, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Nude dancer, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Nude dancer, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Disco dancer in jumpsuit, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Disco dancer in jumpsuit, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Primadonna Casino, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Primadonna Casino, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I do what I want to, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I do what I want to, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Young man in dune buggy, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Young man in dune buggy, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Auto swap meet, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Auto swap meet, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Untitled (Seascape painter), from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Untitled (Seascape painter), from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
I have to keep in shape, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

I have to keep in shape, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
My Chinese cooking classes, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

My Chinese cooking classes, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
For my husband's 84th, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

For my husband's 84th, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Learning to pack your ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Learning to pack your ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Group of seniors singing, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Group of seniors singing, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Japanese tourist couple, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Japanese tourist couple, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
My dream is to have a cabin, from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

My dream is to have a cabin, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill being photographed ..., from the portfolio Leisure

Bill Owens

Bill being photographed ..., from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s-ca.1980s, printed 2001

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