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Owens, Bill
U.S. (born 1938)
When my health got bad I quit the dry-cleaning business and started playing rhythm and blues full time. Nobody can play my style. I use a double pick, one of my finger and one of my thumb. If I had my health, I'd go back into the cleaning business, from the series "Working”.
1976, printed 2006
Gelatin silver print
8 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (20.6 x 16.2 cm) image size; 9 15/16 x 8 in. (25.2 x 20.3 cm) sheet size
Gift of Philip A. Bernstein and Luisa Recalcati
2018.285
Owens, Bill
U.S. (born 1938)
When my health got bad I quit the dry-cleaning business and started playing rhythm and blues full time. Nobody can play my style. I use a double pick, one of my finger and one of my thumb. If I had my health, I'd go back into the cleaning business, from the series "Working”.
1976, printed 2006
Gelatin silver print
8 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (20.6 x 16.2 cm) image size; 9 15/16 x 8 in. (25.2 x 20.3 cm) sheet size
Gift of Philip A. Bernstein and Luisa Recalcati
2018.285
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