Bill Owens

American and American

1938, San Francisco, Bay Area

Works in the Collection

Bill Owens

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

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

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

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

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

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

On weekends we camp, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

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

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

KOA campground, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

Livermore Air Show, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

Tubers on bank of Salt River, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

Tubers on Salt River, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

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

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

Every summer we go all out, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

Ferry to Nantucket, Massachusetts, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960–ca. 1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

Untitled (Statue of Liberty), from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

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

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

The World of Fun, from the portfolio Leisure

ca. 1960s–ca.1980s, printed 2001
Bill Owens

Leisure portfolio

ca. 1960 – ca.1980, printed 2001
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..." From the series Our Kind of People

1973, printed 1977
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
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, printed 1977
Bill Owens

Our kind of people

ca. 1973

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