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Photographer Bill Owens, whose work is featured in the current exhibition Bill Owens: Ordinary Folks, will speak at the San Jose Museum of Art on Thursday, September 15, 2011, from 6 to 8 p.m. The program, part of SJMA’s “Creative Minds” series, will feature Owens in conversation with collector Robert Hirshorn Shimshak and Susan Krane, Oshman Executive Director. The program marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Owens’s landmark book Suburbia. Owens will sign copies of the book (available for purchase at the Museum Store) from 6 to 7 p.m. The speaking program will begin at 7 p.m. The galleries will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on September 15. Tickets are $10 ($6 for Museum members) and are available online at artsopolis.com. Advance purchase is recommended.
“Creative Minds: Bill Owens and Robert Harshorn Shimshak” is presented in honor of Elizabeth Yount in gratitude for her years of service as a trustee.
Suburbia will be available in the Museum Store for $29.95. Visitors may reserve their copy in advance by calling 408-271-6878.
