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Writer, Palo Alto, California
Image Not Available for Writer, Palo Alto, California

Writer, Palo Alto, California

Artist Bill Owens (American, born 1938)
CultureAmerican
Date1976
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
SignedSigned in graphite on verso
PortfolioWorking
Credit LineGift of Dr. Daveed Frazier
Object number2021.62.78
Not on view
ProvenanceSold to Dr. Daveed Frazier from Michael Mattis, 2015 | Donated to Chrysler Museum of Art from Dr. Daveed Frazeir, 2021Published ReferencesIllustrated: Bill Owens: Working [I Do It For The Money], Simon and Schuster, 1977, pl. 113
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 Press, Patty Hearst Trial, San Francisco, California
Bill Owens
Press, Patty Hearst Trial, San Francisco, 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 Mobil Home Communities are no longer just trailer parks. We have a sense of stableness. We get together for pot-luck dinners and for other activities. More important, you have a neighbor to count on if you need help. Sun Valley Mobile Homes. Livermore, California
Bill Owens
Mobil Home Communities are no longer just trailer parks. We have a sense of stableness. We get together for pot-luck dinners and for other activities. More important, you have a neighbor to count on if you need help. Sun Valley Mobile Homes. Livermore, California
1972
Image Not Available for Tony, U.S. Subarine Veterans, World War II, San Francisco, California
Bill Owens
Tony, U.S. Subarine Veterans, World War II, San Francisco, California
1969-1975
Image Not Available for Lab, San Leandro, California
Bill Owens
Lab, San Leandro, California
1974-1976
Image Not Available for Lawrence Livermore Lab Clean Room, Livermore, California
Bill Owens
Lawrence Livermore Lab Clean Room, Livermore, California
1974-1976
Image Not Available for Tree trimmers, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
Tree trimmers, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1974-1976
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