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Why Did He Do It? (also titled “Why did HE doo it?”) by Jim Nutt — VisualArtsDB

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Why Did He Do It? (also titled “Why did HE doo it?”)

1967

Medium: Acrylic on plexiglass in artist’s painted frame
Dimensions: 60 3/4 x 36 7/8 x 1 5/8" (154.3 x 93.7 x 4.1 cm)
Genre: painting
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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