Suburbia, first published in 1972, was a slyly subversive look at an inward-looking middle class, who in their own words accompanying the photographs, were seemingly oblivious to the racial and cultural strife roiling America’s cities, not to mention the Vietnam War half a world away. Bill Owens was born and raised on a farm in Northern California. After hitchhiking around the world and a stint in the Peace Corps, he became a staff photographer for the Livermore Independent newspaper in 1968.

This exhibition has been organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions, artworks courtesy of the Collection of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg.

Student-Led Tours: Feb. 10 and Feb. 12, noon
Tours led by art history majors and minors.

The Lore Degenstein Gallery is free and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Sunday. The gallery is closed during university breaks; call  for an appointment when classes are not in session.