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Tree trimmers, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Image Not Available for Tree trimmers, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California

Tree trimmers, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California

Artist Bill Owens (American, born 1938)
CultureAmerican
Date1974-1976
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
SignedSigned in graphite on verso
PortfolioWorking
Credit LineGift of Dr. Daveed Frazier
Object number2021.62.67
Not on view
ProvenanceSold to Dr. Daveed Frazier from Michael Mattis, 2015 | Donated to Chrysler Museum of Art from Dr. Daveed Frazeir, 2021
Image Not Available for I’m a supervisor for a drayage company and tonight we're moving an oil-derrick platform. It's 116 feet long and weighs 186 tons. It will take us three hours to go six miles. I don't think I could work sitting at a desk. My next job will be moving oil-refinery equipment to Saudi Arabia. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
I’m a supervisor for a drayage company and tonight we're moving an oil-derrick platform. It's 116 feet long and weighs 186 tons. It will take us three hours to go six miles. I don't think I could work sitting at a desk. My next job will be moving oil-refinery equipment to Saudi Arabia. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1976
Image Not Available for Patio Lounge player, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Patio Lounge player, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1969-1975
Image Not Available for Two couples at table,Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Two couples at table,Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
c. 1971
Image Not Available for Untitled (Women at meeting), Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Untitled (Women at meeting), Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1969-1975
Image Not Available for Mrs. Ferguson, new PTA officer, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Mrs. Ferguson, new PTA officer, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1969-1975
Image Not Available for Crowded room, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Crowded room, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1969-1975
Image Not Available for (Skeet Shooters) My son Marc is the only serious black junior shooter in the Pacific International Trapshooting Association. I think trapshooting is a socially healthy sport, and if Marc becomes the best in his class, it would be good publicity fo the P.I.T.A. and for black people in gerneral. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
(Skeet Shooters) My son Marc is the only serious black junior shooter in the Pacific International Trapshooting Association. I think trapshooting is a socially healthy sport, and if Marc becomes the best in his class, it would be good publicity fo the P.I.T.A. and for black people in gerneral. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1969-1975
Image Not Available for Charlie Chaplin kids, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Charlie Chaplin kids, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1969-1975
Image Not Available for Burger Joint, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Burger Joint, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1974-1976
Image Not Available for Self-service landfill / dump, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Self-service landfill / dump, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1969-1975
Image Not Available for Ladies eating cake at party, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Ladies eating cake at party, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1969-1975
Image Not Available for Art Show, Prize Winners? Ritz Cracker? Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Art Show, Prize Winners? Ritz Cracker? Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1969-1975
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