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Bill Owens
Working1970-1971, printed 1982

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Black and white photograph of a dimly lit bar interior, a nearly nude woman lying on a raised stage in the foreground while a row of seated men watch from tables along the left wall

Bill Owens, Working, 1970-1971, printed 1982, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift, Los Angeles, in honor of Robert Sobieszek, digital image © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Bill Owens
Title
Working
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1970-1971, printed 1982
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8 7/8 × 11 3/8 in. (22.54 × 28.89 cm) Primary support: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.94 × 35.24 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, Los Angeles, in honor of Robert Sobieszek
Accession Number
M.2005.150.103
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Bill Owens Archive

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