Part of my job as a waiter is to be a zoo-runner. We carry the huge dish of ice cream around the tables while other waiters beat a drum. Then we deliver the ice-cream zoo to the table having the party, Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Bill Owens
American, born 1938
Details
Title
Part of my job as a waiter is to be a zoo-runner. We carry the huge dish of ice cream around the tables while other waiters beat a drum. Then we deliver the ice-cream zoo to the table having the party, Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Artist/Maker
Bill Owens (American, born 1938)
Date
1976
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
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Credit
Gift of Hilary Leff and Elliot Groffman
Accession #
2020.409
On View
Currently not on view
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