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Published ReferencesBill Owens: Working [I Do It For The Money], Simon and Schuster, 1977, Ill. pl. 132
DimensionsSheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Image: 6 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (15.9 × 21 cm)
Accession Number 2022.58
Classificationsphotograph
SignedBill Owens (verso l,r graphite)
InscriptionsBO-1363M 2000 (verso l,l graphite)
Portfolio/Series"Working" series
Marks© BILL OWENS EXTRA BOOK PRINT (verso l,r black ink stamp)
ProvenanceDr. Steven and Yasemin Miller, Salt Lake City; Des Moines Art Center [gift from the previous, 2022]
Being a broker is the old "buy'em low, sell 'em high game. After the one o'clock bell, brokers have fifteen minutes to close their market orders. This is done by shouting your bids and positioning your hands. Palms out means sell, palms in means buy. I can assure you it's a fun game to win. San Francisco, California, from the "Working" series
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines