Bill Owens
Artist
Mike Mandel
(American, born 1950)
Date1975
MediumPhotolithograph
DimensionsImage: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 inches (7.94 × 5.56 cm)
Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches (8.89 × 6.35 cm)
Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches (8.89 × 6.35 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.38.31
SignedCopyright printed on card verso, bottom, in black: "Gum by Topps Chewing Gum, Brooklyn / Litho by Mike Roberts, Berkeley / © Mike Mandel"
InscribedName printed on sheet recto, upper left, in black: "Bill / OWENS"
Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 5’ 9” / Weight: 160 / Born: San Jose, Ca. / Home: Livermore, Ca. / Throws: Right / Bats: Right FP: Kodak / FC: Pentax 6X7 FF: Tri-X / FD: Kodak / FPh: W. E. Smith / Bill Owens / On Jan. 26, 1974, I photographed at / 7:30A.M. a Businessman’s prayer break / fast, a political luncheon, a topless / bar, a bike club rally, a meeting of / the Odd Fellows, and Chinese New / Years party. I was working on my / second book, Groups. It took me 8 / hours to develop the 12 rolls of film. / I feel that documentary photography / is the highest level of photographic / art. Today’s art photographer will / soon be forgotten because he is un- / able to explain the world around him / in a straight and honest manner.”
MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "31"
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