America is the best country in the world. In Azores we'd go to the movies and America would seem like a dream. We came here with fifty dollars in our pocket and worked twelve hours a day, six days a week to save money to buy this dry-cleaning business. America is better than we thought. We have everything we ever wanted - High Museum of Art

America is the best country in the world. In Azores we'd go to the movies and America would seem like a dream. We came here with fifty dollars in our pocket and worked twelve hours a day, six days a week to save money to buy this dry-cleaning business. America is better than we thought. We have everything we ever wanted

Bill Owens

American, born 1938

Details

Title

America is the best country in the world. In Azores we'd go to the movies and America would seem like a dream. We came here with fifty dollars in our pocket and worked twelve hours a day, six days a week to save money to buy this dry-cleaning business. America is better than we thought. We have everything we ever wanted

Artist/Maker

Bill Owens (American, born 1938)

Date

1974, printed 2006

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Credit

Gift of Dr. Roger Hartl

Accession #

2022.267

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

© Bill Owens

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