Daytime soap opera has one purpose--to sell laxatives, fast food and vitamins. Our audience is women who sit at home worrying about their health and family. We provide escapism. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
1976
Bill Owens
Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)
Photography
Working: Daytime soap opera has one purpose--to sell laxatives, fast food and vitamins. Our audience is women who sit at home worrying about their health and family. We provide escapism. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California, 1976. Bill Owens (American, b. 1938). Gelatin silver print; paper: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.); image: 16 x 21 cm (6 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2018.461
- Maker/Artist
- Owens, Bill
- Classification
- Photograph
- Formatted Medium
- gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Paper: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.); Image: 16 x 21 cm (6 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Written in pencil on verso, upper left corner: "V0839" Inscription: Written in pencil on verso, upper left corner: "3500" Inscription: Written in black ink on verso: "W-587" Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "Wm Owens (signed)" Inscription: Commercially imprinted throughout on verso: "Agfa(underlined)"
- Departments
- Photography
- Accession Number
- 2018.461
- Credit Line
- Gift of George Stephanopoulos
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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