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Image Not Available for As a kid out of the barrio, I am lucky to be able to fulfill my dream of being an illustrator from the portfolio Working
As a kid out of the barrio, I am lucky to be able to fulfill my dream of being an illustrator from the portfolio Working
Image Not Available for As a kid out of the barrio, I am lucky to be able to fulfill my dream of being an illustrator from the portfolio Working

As a kid out of the barrio, I am lucky to be able to fulfill my dream of being an illustrator from the portfolio Working

Artist Bill Owens (American, born 1938)
Date1975-1977
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsImage: 16.1 × 20.9 cm (6 5/16 × 8 1/4 in.) Sheet: 20.1 × 25.3 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Robert Harshorn Shimshak and Marion Brenner, given in honor of the class of 1968
Object number2016.011.023
Exhibition History- It's Just a Job: Bill Owens and Studs Terkel on Working in 1970s America, 01/20/2018-07/29/2018, Zimmerli Art Museum, Machaver Gallery
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I really enjoy being here because it's my pleasure to help people from the portfolio Working
I really enjoy being here because it's my pleasure to help people from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for I don't think of glassblowing as work even though it has all aspects of being a business from the portfolio Working
I don't think of glassblowing as work even though it has all aspects of being a business from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for Like everybody else, I am caught up in the rat race from the portfolio Working
Like everybody else, I am caught up in the rat race from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Being a receptionist is a catch-all job; you do everything from the portfolio Working
Being a receptionist is a catch-all job; you do everything from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for The Republican National Convention at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City was my first political convention as a CBS correspondent from the portfolio Working
The Republican National Convention at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City was my first political convention as a CBS correspondent from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for Part of my job as a waiter is to be a zoo runner from the portfolio Working
Part of my job as a waiter is to be a zoo runner from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for As a theoretical physicist I generally don't tell people what to do from the portfolio Working
As a theoretical physicist I generally don't tell people what to do from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for For over twenty years I have worked for Leslie Salt harvesting salt from the portfolio Working
For over twenty years I have worked for Leslie Salt harvesting salt from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for I'm an electrical-cable splicer working for a public utility from the portfolio Working
I'm an electrical-cable splicer working for a public utility from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for Lawrence Livermore Lab from the portfolio Working
Lawrence Livermore Lab from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for Next event will be Cosmetology from the portfolio Working
Next event will be Cosmetology from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977
Image Not Available for Man killing lawn weeds from the portfolio Working
Man killing lawn weeds from the portfolio Working
Bill Owens
1975-1977