I believe organized sports make better citizens of children. I have four boys and they all play baseball and soccer. They learn to cooperate with others...and that winning isn't always the most important thing to do.
Portfolio TitleSuburbia
Artist
Bill Owens
(American, born 1938)
Dateca. 1972; printed 1998
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 inches (23.97 × 19.05 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 inches (25.24 × 20.32 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 inches (25.24 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Koch in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2007.54.74
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil;
Artist's stamp on sheet verso, lower right corner: " © BILL OWENS / PUBLISHER'S COPY / PRINTED 1998"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 1/5
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionWoman standing with four boys, arranged in descending height order in front of a wall full of framed award certificates. Portfolio.
Copyright© Bill Owens
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