Jewelry Display, Christmas Bazaar, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
American, born 1938
Details
Title
Jewelry Display, Christmas Bazaar, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Artist/Maker
Bill Owens (American, born 1938)
Date
1969-1975
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
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Credit
Gift of Hilary Leff and Elliot Groffman
Accession #
2020.406
Location
Currently not on view
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The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is not a fashion show organization and doesn’t have any male members. But we do have occasional fashion shows as a fund raiser for fellowships and scholarships for young college age women. Membership in the A.A.U.W. is open to any woman who has a B.A. from an accredited college or university. Our organization isn’t “political” in that we get out in the commuity and do things. We have candidate nights, status of women and legislation reports, observer corps to attend all public meetings, consciousness raising for members. One of our bigget events is the annual book sale. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
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