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My kids love soccer and this is Saturday morning before a game.
My kids love soccer and this is Saturday morning before a game.

My kids love soccer and this is Saturday morning before a game.

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  • from the Suburbia series
Artist (American, born 1938)
Date1971, printed later
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage area: 6 5/16 x 9 1/2 in. (16 x 24.1 cm) Sheet: 8 x 9 15/16 in. (20.3 x 25.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jonathan Ungar
Object number2025.115
Copyright© Bill Owens Extra Book Print
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
If the Bank of America knew the truth . . .
If the Bank of America knew the truth . . .
Bill Owens
1971, printed 2008
[Hands assembling peanut butter and jelly sandwiches]
[Hands assembling peanut butter and jelly sandwiches]
Bill Owens
printed 1999
Court Room Artist, Patty Hearst Trial, San Francisco, California
Court Room Artist, Patty Hearst Trial, San Francisco, California
Bill Owens
1976
Troop 546, Boy Scout Jamboree, Pleasanton, California
Troop 546, Boy Scout Jamboree, Pleasanton, California
Bill Owens
1974
Merle Norman Cosmetics Saleswoman, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Merle Norman Cosmetics Saleswoman, 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
A banana split has one banana, three lumps of ice milk, crushed pineapple, strawberries, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. In two days of our forty-nine cent special, we sold five thousand splits. Businessmen want a pretty face at the counter and counter girls have personality to deal with the public.
A banana split has one banana, three lumps of ice milk, crushed pineapple, strawberries, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. In two days of our forty-nine cent special, we sold five thousand splits. Businessmen want a pretty face at the counter and counter girls have personality to deal with the public.
Bill Owens
1976, printed 2006
Baking is the oldest trade in the world. We believe in customer satisfaction and start baking at 1:30 in the morning to ensure freshness. If it's mass produced, you have to take it or leave it.
Baking is the oldest trade in the world. We believe in customer satisfaction and start baking at 1:30 in the morning to ensure freshness. If it's mass produced, you have to take it or leave it.
Bill Owens
1975, printed 2006
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club (NFBPWC), Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club (NFBPWC), Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
1969 - 1975
Pleasanton Art League, Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton Art League, Pleasanton, California
Bill Owens
1969 - 1975
[Man wearing suit, tie, hat, and glasses]
[Man wearing suit, tie, hat, and glasses]
Bill Owens
printed 2006