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Always in and Out of Need

Always in and Out of Need

1975–1976

Medium: Lithograph in black and gray on white wove paper
Dimensions: 96.6 × 205.7 cm (38 1/16 × 81 in.)
Genre: lithograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)lithograph

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