We came because George Plimpton was invited, but he didn't show up. South Hampton, NY.

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We came because George Plimpton was invited, but he didn't show up. South Hampton, NY.

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from the Leisure series

Artist Bill Owens (American, born 1938)

Date1976, printed 2008

ClassificationsPhotograph

MediumC-print

DimensionsImage area: 7 x 9 1/2 in. (17.8 x 24.1 cm) Sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jonathan Ungar

Keyword/Subject

Object number2025.114

Copyright© Bill Owens

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All a Hollywood producer needs is a room, a telephone with an answering machine and a gun. You make a lot of people angry. Shit happens. Los Angeles, CA.

All a Hollywood producer needs is a room, a telephone with an answering machine and a gun. You make a lot of people angry. Shit happens. Los Angeles, CA.

Bill Owens

1980, printed 2008

Fashion Show. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California.

Fashion Show. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California.

Bill Owens

1981, printed 2008

Bill Owens

1981, printed 2000

Bill Owens

1980, printed 2000

The title is so appropriate. Where else would I put it? (Ruscha in bathroom)

The title is so appropriate. Where else would I put it? (Ruscha in bathroom)

Bill Owens

1980, printed 2008

Every Sunday Abe and I read the New York Times and have roast beef for dinner.

Every Sunday Abe and I read the New York Times and have roast beef for dinner.

Bill Owens

1975, printed 2008

Surf. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California.

Surf. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California.

Bill Owens

1978, printed 2008

Because we live in the suburbs we don't eat too much Chinese food. It's not available in the supermarkets so on Saturday we eat hot dogs.

Because we live in the suburbs we don't eat too much Chinese food. It's not available in the supermarkets so on Saturday we eat hot dogs.

Bill Owens

1971, printed later

Pleasanton Art League, Pleasanton, California

Pleasanton Art League, Pleasanton, California

Bill Owens

1969 - 1975

Machinist, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California

Machinist, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California

Bill Owens

1974 - 1976

Like everybody else, I am caught up in the rat race. I work eighty hours a week and with my real estate investments earn $100,000 a year. I just got divorced. In the insurance business, the public thinks we promise the moon, bit we can only deliver half a moon.

Like everybody else, I am caught up in the rat race. I work eighty hours a week and with my real estate investments earn $100,000 a year. I just got divorced. In the insurance business, the public thinks we promise the moon, bit we can only deliver half a moon.

Bill Owens

1975, printed 2006

Court Room Artist, Patty Hearst Trial, San Francisco, California

Court Room Artist, Patty Hearst Trial, San Francisco, California

Bill Owens

1976

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