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Truisms by Jenny Holzer — VisualArtsDB

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Truisms

Truisms

Truisms

1977–1979

Medium: Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Dimensions: 88.4 × 58 cm (34 13/16 × 22 7/8 in.)
Genre: Lithograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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