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Milton and Sylvia Grissom
Milton and Sylvia Grissom

Milton and Sylvia Grissom

Portfolio TitleSuburbia
Artist Bill Owens (American, born 1938)
Dateca. 1972; printed 1998
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsUnframed: 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Koch in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2007.54.63
SignedVerso: artist's signature in pencil; photographer's stamp: "Copyright Bill Owens/ Publishers Copy/ Printed 1998"
Edition/State/Proofed. 1/5
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionMan and woman seated on leather couch; painting on wall in background.
Portfolio; These prints were made in 1998 at the time of the publication of a new (expanded) edition of the original Suburbia book.
Copyright© Bill Owens
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Bruce and Pat Barney
Bruce and Pat Barney
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.68
We've been married two months and everything we own is in this room.
We've been married two months and everything we own is in this room.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.32
I believe in women's liberation. I'm tired of the image of the woman who has the most sanitary toilet bowl, the cleanest floor, and the brattiest kids as the supermother.
I believe in women's liberation. I'm tired of the image of the woman who has the most sanitary toilet bowl, the cleanest floor, and the brattiest kids as the supermother.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.50
They're still going together.
They're still going together.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.102
Togetherness really exists in our family. My daughter and I operate the lunch room at the Valley Inn. My sons work part-time with their dad, hanging sheet-rock. And my eldest two sons work at the Gulf gas station on P St.
Togetherness really exists in our family. My daughter and I operate the lunch room at the Valley Inn. My sons work part-time with their dad, hanging sheet-rock. And my eldest two sons work at the Gulf gas station on P St.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.48
I find a sense of freedom in the suburbs... You assume the mask of suburbia for outward appearances and yet no one knows what you really do.
I find a sense of freedom in the suburbs... You assume the mask of suburbia for outward appearances and yet no one knows what you really do.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.4
I have all the cares of home ownership and the privacy of apartment living. We have an investment in the house. So I find myself doing all the undesirable chores to protect our investment.
I have all the cares of home ownership and the privacy of apartment living. We have an investment in the house. So I find myself doing all the undesirable chores to protect our investment.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.86
Andrew doesn't like to go to the bathroom alone.
Andrew doesn't like to go to the bathroom alone.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.41
This is Valerie's world in miniature. She makes it what she wants it to be...without war, racial hate or misunderstanding. Ken and Barbie (dolls) are man and woman rather than Mom and Dad. They enjoy living and having a camper truck is the good life.
This is Valerie's world in miniature. She makes it what she wants it to be...without war, racial hate or misunderstanding. Ken and Barbie (dolls) are man and woman rather than Mom and Dad. They enjoy living and having a camper truck is the good life.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.34
Paul Dumas and Linda McPherson
Paul Dumas and Linda McPherson
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.66
I really love him.
I really love him.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.99
There is nothing to do in Suburbia.
There is nothing to do in Suburbia.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.100