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Why Pictures Now by Louise Lawler — VisualArtsDB

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Why Pictures Now

1981

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 3 × 6" (7.6 × 15.2 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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