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Bill Owens Color Photography

American, b. 1938

Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering in the Peace Corps he picked up photography and began his journey as a documentarian. While living in Livermore, California, in the late 1960s, he worked as a photographer for the local newspaper. He became increasingly interested in the suburban areas that became heavily populated after WWII.

Owens started photographing middle-class America and would eventually publish a best-selling book, Suburbia, in 1972. Suburbia is considered one of the most important photography books to date. He went on to publish three more books, Our Kind of People, Working and Leisure, focusing on the suburbanites of America.

Owens was the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, which he received in 1976.

Between working commercially and on personal photographic projects, he opened a brewery in California in 1983 and became so enamored with craft beer that he founded the American Distilling Institute and American Brewer magazine.

The photographs of Bill Owens are highly sought after and can be found in private and public collections such as the Getty Museum, Modern Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

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Artist: Bill Owens
Kens SC, CA, from Suburbia
By Bill Owens
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 10 Signed, numbered, and print date. Series: Suburbia Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering in the Peace Corps he picked up photography and beg...
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1980s Modern Bill Owens Color Photography

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C Print

Do Coke, Los Angeles, CA
By Bill Owens
Located in Dallas, TX
"After work we change clothes, redo our makeup, do some coke and go dancing." Edition of 10 Signed and numbered in black ink on print verso. Bill Owens was born and raised...
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1980s Post-Modern Bill Owens Color Photography

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C Print

We're not doing too badly, CA, from Suburbia
By Bill Owens
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 10 Signed and numbered in black ink on print verso. Series: Suburbia Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering in the Peace Corps he picked up phot...
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1980s Contemporary Bill Owens Color Photography

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Color

New Suburbia, Hayward (Weed Wacker), from New Suburbia
By Bill Owens
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 5 Signed, titled, and numbered in black ink on print verso. Series: New Suburbia Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering in the Peace Corps he pi...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Bill Owens Color Photography

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Digital Pigment

We don't have to conform, from Suburbia
By Bill Owens
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 10 Signed on print verso by Bill Owens Paper size: 16 x 19 1/2 in. Image size: 15 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. Series: Suburbia Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After v...
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1970s Post-Modern Bill Owens Color Photography

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C Print

Prada, Manhattan, New Suburbia
By Bill Owens
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 5 Signed, titled, and numbered. Series: New Suburbia Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering in the Peace Corps he picked up photography and bega...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bill Owens Color Photography

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Digital Pigment

Walmart
By Bill Owens
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print Signed, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bill Owens Color Photography

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C Print

New Suburbia, Hayward (Two Balls)
By Bill Owens
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered. Series: New Suburbia, Hayward Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volunteering in the Peace Corps he picked up photography...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Bill Owens Color Photography

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Digital Pigment

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Bill Owens color photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Bill Owens color photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of color photography to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of green and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Bill Owens in c print, digital pigment print, pigment print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Bill Owens color photography, so small editions measuring 16 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Cheryl Maeder, Stuart Allen, and Art Shay. Bill Owens color photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,500 and tops out at $5,800, while the average work can sell for $3,800.

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