Bill Owens
1938 –

Introduction

Bill Owens (born September 25, 1938) is an American photographer, photojournalist, brewer and editor living in Hayward, California. He is best known for his photographs of suburban domestic scenes taken in the East Bay and published in the book Suburbia (1973). Owens is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and two National Endowment for the Arts Grants.

According to The New York Sun, "Owens is uniquely associated with suburbanites living in the tract housing developments that absorbed 60 million Americans in the decades following World War II."

Wikidata identifier

Q4910416

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, photographer

ULAN identifier

500204781

Names

Bill Owens, Bill Elmo Owens, Bill. Owens, William Owens, William Elmo Owens

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