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Portfolio TitleSuburbia
Artist Bill Owens (American, born 1938)
Dateca. 1972; printed 1998
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 7/16 × 9 3/8 inches (18.83 × 23.81 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 inches (20.16 × 25.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Koch in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2007.54.13
SignedOn sheet verso, lower right corner, stamped in black ink: "© BILL OWENS / PUBLISHERS COPY / PRINTED 1998"; Signed on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil.
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 1/5
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DescriptionImage of two people standing on a residential street taking a photograph of small white dog. Behind them a man works on his car with the hood raised.
Copyright© Bill Owens
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Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.107
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Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.101
This isn't what we really want-the tract house, the super car, etc....But as long as we are wound up in this high speed environment, we will probably never get out of it!
This isn't what we really want-the tract house, the super car, etc....But as long as we are wound up in this high speed environment, we will probably never get out of it!
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.20
We moved up to a nicer house. We thought we'd do better, but the real estate man got us. Closing costs were supposed to be $295 but they turned out to be $750. They have you where they want you-you've already moved into the house.
We moved up to a nicer house. We thought we'd do better, but the real estate man got us. Closing costs were supposed to be $295 but they turned out to be $750. They have you where they want you-you've already moved into the house.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.7
Janet and Lee Keene
Janet and Lee Keene
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.55
We like to play war.
We like to play war.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.96
Bruce and Pat Barney
Bruce and Pat Barney
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.68
Ann and Mel Lemos
Ann and Mel Lemos
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.54
Tuo-Tuo, our dog, is a very expensive household pet. It costs 30¢ a day to feed him-that's $109 a year-and $13 a month to have him groomed-that's $155 a year-not including the vet bill. We spend over $350 a year, but we don't care. We love him.
Tuo-Tuo, our dog, is a very expensive household pet. It costs 30¢ a day to feed him-that's $109 a year-and $13 a month to have him groomed-that's $155 a year-not including the vet bill. We spend over $350 a year, but we don't care. We love him.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.14
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Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.110
The California garage today, out of necessity, requires that you move the cars out and the tools in. To a point I enjoy working in the garage, but I'd rather be doing something else.
The California garage today, out of necessity, requires that you move the cars out and the tools in. To a point I enjoy working in the garage, but I'd rather be doing something else.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.18
People throw away a lot of good things: clothes, toys, broken toasters, record players, and in the newer areas they throw out tables and chairs that don't fit in their new house. The ecology movement doesn't matter.
People throw away a lot of good things: clothes, toys, broken toasters, record players, and in the newer areas they throw out tables and chairs that don't fit in their new house. The ecology movement doesn't matter.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.8