I've been a shoe salesman for thirty-six years. The way people take care of their shoes shows their character. Seventy percent of people wear shoes that don't fit. When you sell good merchandise, it doesn't come back but the people do. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California, Bill Owens

Title: I've been a shoe salesman for thirty-six years. The way people take care of their shoes shows their character. Seventy percent of people wear shoes that don't fit. When you sell good merchandise, it doesn't come back but the people do. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Dated: 1975
Artist: Bill Owens
Nationality: American
Artist Life: born 1938
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: Global Contemporary Art
Dimension: 6 1/2 × 8 5/16 in. (16.5 × 21.1 cm) (image)8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm) (sheet)
Credit: Gift of Charles Ziegler
Accession Number: 2021.147.40
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Country: United States
Century: 20th century
Rights: In Copyright
Classification: Photographs
Object Name: Photograph
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Portfolio: From Working
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I've been a shoe salesman for thirty-six years. The way people take care of their shoes shows their character. Seventy percent of people wear shoes that don't fit. When you sell good merchandise, it doesn't come back but the people do. Tri-Valley Area, Northern California, 1975