id:			322339
accession number:	2018.461
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.461
updated:		2024-06-08 12:27:30.279000

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

title:				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
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creation date:			1976
creation date earliest:		1976
creation date latest:		1976
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creditline:			Gift of George Stephanopoulos
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culture:	America
technique:	gelatin silver print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1951-Present
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Bill Owens (American, b. 1938)  - artist
American photographer, born 1938
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measurements: Paper: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.); Image: 16 x 21 cm (6 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso, upper left corner: "V0839"
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso, upper left corner: "3500"
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	inscription:	Written in black ink on verso: "W-587"
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: "Wm Owens (signed)"
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	inscription:	Commercially imprinted throughout on verso: "Agfa(underlined)"
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