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Automobile auction, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Working

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Automobile auction, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Working

Artist Bill Owens (American, born 1938)

Date1974-76

Period20th century

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensions8 x 10 inches

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Nicholas

Object number2017.351

Curatorial DepartmentModern & Contemporary Art

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I don’t want to retire tomorrow. I enjoy what I'm doing in junior college mathematics. Today’s students aren’t as dedicated as they used to be. Life is more complex and there are more distractions. Nowadays a lot of my students are housewives. They don't have any goals; the just want to learn. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Working

I don’t want to retire tomorrow. I enjoy what I'm doing in junior college mathematics. Today’s students aren’t as dedicated as they used to be. Life is more complex and there are more distractions. Nowadays a lot of my students are housewives. They don't have any goals; the just want to learn. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Working

Bill Owens

1976

Object number: 2017.350

Making Paper, Paper Mill, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Working

Making Paper, Paper Mill, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Working

Bill Owens

1976

Object number: 2017.352

Fun Making Meatballs, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Our Kind of People

Fun Making Meatballs, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Our Kind of People

Bill Owens

1969-75

Object number: 2017.348

Louise’s 66th Birthday Party: When Louise joined, the group was known as the Womens Improvement Club. Now it's the Pleasanton Womens Club. She has been instrumental in every major project that has helped to better the community. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Our Kind of People

Louise’s 66th Birthday Party: When Louise joined, the group was known as the Womens Improvement Club. Now it's the Pleasanton Womens Club. She has been instrumental in every major project that has helped to better the community. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Our Kind of People

Bill Owens

1969-75

Object number: 2017.349

Aisle 4: Detergent stock-pile, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Our Kind of People

Aisle 4: Detergent stock-pile, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Our Kind of People

Bill Owens

c. 1969

Object number: 2017.353

Harris Ranch, Aerial View of Cattle, Food Table, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Suburbia

Harris Ranch, Aerial View of Cattle, Food Table, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

c. 1972/printed 2001

Object number: 2017.354

Bathroom décor, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Suburbia

Bathroom décor, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California from the series Suburbia

Bill Owens

c. 1972/printed 2001

Object number: 2017.355

I’ve Been a Hooker for Five Years. How else could I support myself and my daughter by working a few hours? To be a good hooker you have to be warm to a total stranger. You need technique, personality and the ability to communicate with the john. from the series Working

I’ve Been a Hooker for Five Years. How else could I support myself and my daughter by working a few hours? To be a good hooker you have to be warm to a total stranger. You need technique, personality and the ability to communicate with the john. from the series Working

Bill Owens

n.d./printed 2006

Object number: 2017.356

Ladies with Fashion Designer, Wente Vineyards, Livermore, California from the series Our Kind of People

Ladies with Fashion Designer, Wente Vineyards, Livermore, California from the series Our Kind of People

Bill Owens

c. 1973

Object number: 2017.347

Abandoned U.S. Consulate, Da Nang

Abandoned U.S. Consulate, Da Nang

Bill Burke

1995

Object number: 2005.040

Bill Burke

1970

Object number: 1970.119

Bill Burke

1970

Object number: 1970.118