BILL OWENS

SUBURBIA

Gelatin silver prints

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Before the dissolution of our marriage my husband and I owned a bar. One day a toilet broke and we brought it home, 1971

We're really happy. Our kids are healthy, we eat good food, and we have a really nice home, 1971

Reagan on TV, 1971

This is our second annual Fourth of July block party..., 1971

Richie, 1971

Taking Leaves off the Tree, 1971

I enjoy giving a Tupperware party in my house, 1971

Because we live in the suburbs we don’t eat too much Chinese food. It's not available in the supermarkets so on Saturday we eat hog dogs, 1971

I bought the lawn in six foot rolls. It's easy to handle. I prepare the ground and my wife and son helped roll out the grass. In one day you have a front yard, 1971

Cleo and James Pruden, 1971

Untitled, 1971

Untitled (parade woman holding flag), 1971

We Have to Move, 1971

Our house is built with the living room in the back, so in the evenings, we sit out front of the garage and watch the traffic go by, 1971

Sunday afternoon we get it together, 1971

We like to play war, 1971

I wanted Christina to learn some responsibility for cleaning her room, but it didn't work, 1971

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 1971

Its a great pleasure to watch yourself make love, 1971

People throw away a lot of good things, 1971

We really enjoy getting together with our friends to drink and dance. It's a wild party and we're having a great time, 1971

It's fun to break up the glass. We're doing our thing for ecology and the Boy Scouts will give us a badge for working here, 1971

We Feel Most People Have the Wrong Attitude About Sex..., 1971

Your Own Lawn (overview of Livermore), 1971