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You Scratch My Back and I'll Scratch Yours by Karl Wirsum — VisualArtsDB

You Scratch My Back and I'll Scratch Yours

You Scratch My Back and I'll Scratch Yours

1980

Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 91.4 × 66 cm (36 × 26 in.)
Genre: painting
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintingmodern and contemporary art

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