Bill Owens Figurative Photography
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
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
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1970s Post-Modern Bill Owens Figurative Photography
Materials
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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 Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 Figurative Photography
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Kens SC, CA, from Suburbia
By Bill Owens
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 10
Signed, numbered, and print date.
Series: Suburbia
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1980s Modern Bill Owens Figurative Photography
Materials
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Do Coke, Los Angeles, CA
By Bill Owens
Located in Denton, TX
"After work we change clothes, redo our makeup, do some coke and go dancing."
Edition of 10
Signed and numbered in black ink on print verso.
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Parade Woman Holding American Flag, from Suburbia
By Bill Owens
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15
Signed, dated and numbered.
Series: Suburbia
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1970s Modern Bill Owens Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 Figurative Photography
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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 Figurative Photography
Materials
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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 Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from Suburbia series
By Bill Owens
Located in Denton, TX
Artist Proof
Signed and numbered in pencil with artist copyright stamp in black ink on print verso.
Series: Suburbia
Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Bill Owens Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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