I used to be a chef and my partner was a garbage foreman. He was making $107 a week and going crazy. Now we sell apples and oranges from the back of a pickup truck. You meet people of every race--rich and poor, doctors and dentists. Everyone loves good fruit. We're making a living and enjoying ourselves.
Bill Owens (American, born 1938)
Details
Title
I used to be a chef and my partner was a garbage foreman. He was making $107 a week and going crazy. Now we sell apples and oranges from the back of a pickup truck. You meet people of every race--rich and poor, doctors and dentists. Everyone loves good fruit. We're making a living and enjoying ourselves.
Artist/Maker
Bill Owens (American, born 1938)
Date
1974-1976, printed 2006
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
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Credit
Gift of Philip A. Bernstein and Luisa Recalcati
Accession #
2020.380
Location
Currently not on view
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