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Untitled (Freedom is it!), from Inflammatory Essays by Jenny Holzer

Untitled (Freedom is it!), from Inflammatory Essays

Jenny Holzer · 1979

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Artist
Jenny Holzer
Date
1979
Medium
Offset lithograph in black on very pale pink/blush wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
54.2 × 54.2 cm (21 3/8 × 21 3/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg
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