Bill Owens
Born in San Jose, California in 1938, Bill Owens made a mark photographing the cultural life of his Livermore neighbors. His work has become a landmark chronicle of the mid-century suburban explosion and a seminal influence for an entire generation of American photographers. Owens has enjoyed numerous solo exhibitions worldwide and has had seven monographs of his work published, including Suburbia, 1973, Working (I Do It for the Money), 1977, and Leisure, 2004.

Untitled, 1970
Gelatin silver print
11 x 14 inches
Courtesy of Maria Hamburg Kennedy
Value: $ 3,500