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Bill Owens Art

American, b. 1938

Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering in the Peace Corps he picked up photography and began his journey as a documentarian. While living in Livermore, California, in the late 1960s, he worked as a photographer for the local newspaper. He became increasingly interested in the suburban areas that became heavily populated after WWII.

Owens started photographing middle-class America and would eventually publish a best-selling book, Suburbia, in 1972. Suburbia is considered one of the most important photography books to date. He went on to publish three more books, Our Kind of People, Working and Leisure, focusing on the suburbanites of America.

Owens was the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, which he received in 1976.

Between working commercially and on personal photographic projects, he opened a brewery in California in 1983 and became so enamored with craft beer that he founded the American Distilling Institute and American Brewer magazine.

The photographs of Bill Owens are highly sought after and can be found in private and public collections such as the Getty Museum, Modern Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

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Artist: Bill Owens
We really enjoy getting together, from Suburbia

We really enjoy getting together, from Suburbia

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

"We really enjoy getting together with our friends to drink and dance. It's a wild party and we're having a great time." from series, Suburbia Edition of 15 Signed, dated and number...

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1970s Post-Modern Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

Before the Dissolution of our Marriage, from the series, Suburbia

Before the Dissolution of our Marriage, from the series, Suburbia

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

Gelatin Silver Print 14 × 11 in. Ed. of 15 Signed, numbered, dated in pencil with artist stamp in black ink on verso From the series, Suburbia “Before the dissolution of our marriag...

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1970s Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

Bill Owens: Suburbia Portfolio (15 photographs)
Bill Owens: Suburbia Portfolio (15 photographs)

Bill Owens: Suburbia Portfolio (15 photographs)

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

Bill Owens Portfolio A selection of fifteen photographs from the series, Suburbia Edition of 15 Each photograph is signed and numbered in pencil with artist stamp in black ink on pri...

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1970s Modern Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

One Day Our Toilet Broke

One Day Our Toilet Broke

By Bill Owens

Located in New York, NY

Bill Owens Before the dissolution of our marriage my husband and I owned a bar. One day a toilet broke and we brought it home, 1971 Print Paper Size: 13 x 17 inches Print Image Size...

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1970s Modern Bill Owens Art

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Archival Pigment

New Suburbia, Hayward (Weed Wacker), from New Suburbia

New Suburbia, Hayward (Weed Wacker), from New Suburbia

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 5 Signed, titled, and numbered in black ink on print verso. Series: New Suburbia Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering in the Peace Corps he pi...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Digital Pigment

I bought the lawn

I bought the lawn

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

"I bought the lawn in six-foot rolls. It's easy to handle. I prepare the ground and my wife and son helped roll out the grass. in one day you have a front yard." Edition of 15 Signed...

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1970s Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

My dad thinks it's a good idea

My dad thinks it's a good idea

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

"My dad thinks it's a good idea to take all the leaves off the tree and take up the yard. I think he is crazy." Edition of 15 Signed, numbered, and artist stamp...

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1970s Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

We're Really Happy, from Suburbia series

We're Really Happy, from Suburbia series

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

"We're really happy. Our kids are healthy, we eat good food, and we have a really nice home." Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Signed, print date, misc. notation in pencil on vers...

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1970s Post-Modern Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

Every summer we go all out on our camp in Yosemite, from Leisure

Every summer we go all out on our camp in Yosemite, from Leisure

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

"Every summer we go all out on our camp in Yosemite. I do the barbequing" Edition of 15 Signed, dated, and numbered by Bill Owens Gelatin silver print 16 x 20 in. Series: Leisure Bi...

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20th Century Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

Christina's Room

Bill OwensChristina's Room, 1971

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Christina's Room

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

"I wanted Christina to learn some responsibility for cleaning her room, but it didn't work." Edition of 15 Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil wi...

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1970s Post-Modern Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

We like to play war, from Suburbia

We like to play war, from Suburbia

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

We like to play war, 1971 Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Edition of 15 Stamped in ink, signed, numbered, and dated in pencil on verso by Bill Owens Series: Suburbia Bill Owens wa...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

McDonald's Modern Day Care Center, from Leisure series

McDonald's Modern Day Care Center, from Leisure series

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

"McDonald's modern day care center keeps the boys out of my hair and lets me have a moment to myself. Kansas City, MO", 1976 Edition 7/15 Signed and artist stamps. Printed 2007 Serie...

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1970s Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

Parade Woman Holding American Flag, from Suburbia

Parade Woman Holding American Flag, from Suburbia

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 15 Signed, dated and numbered. Series: Suburbia Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering in the Peace Corps he picked up photography and began his...

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1970s Modern Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Driveway) - Black and White Landscape, Suburban, Neighborhood
Untitled (Driveway) - Black and White Landscape, Suburban, Neighborhood

Untitled (Driveway) - Black and White Landscape, Suburban, Neighborhood

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

Untitled (Driveway) by Bill Owens presents a tranquil scene. A long driveway leads up to a house in a suburban neighborhood. Two trash cans sit in front of the garage. The garage doo...

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1970s Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

Nixon on TV by Bill Owens, 1971, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography

Nixon on TV by Bill Owens, 1971, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

Nixon on TV by Bill Owens presents a living room scene. An image of Richard Nixon is frozen mid speech on the television screen. A framed print of Vase with Twelve Sunflowers by Vinc...

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1970s Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

Sunday Afternoon, from Suburbia series

Sunday Afternoon, from Suburbia series

By Bill Owens

Located in Denton, TX

"Sunday afternoon we get it together. I cook the steaks and my wife makes the salad." Edition of 15 Signed, numbered, and artist stamp. Series: Suburbia Bill Owens was born and rais...

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1970s Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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Silver Gelatin

Walmart

Bill OwensWalmart

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Walmart

By Bill Owens

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print Signed, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bill Owens Art

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C Print

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A lot of people say we're chunks of meat

A lot of people say we're chunks of meat

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from Suburbia series

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