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1992

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  • We acquired this object.

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Magazine Cover, I Hate Myself and You Love Me for It, Esquire, Vol. 117, No. 5

This is a Magazine Cover. It was designed by Barbara Kruger. It is dated May 1992 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Steven Heller. It is credited Gift of Steven Heller.

Its dimensions are

27.3 × 22.9 cm (10 3/4 × 9 in.)

Cite this object as

Magazine Cover, I Hate Myself and You Love Me for It, Esquire, Vol. 117, No. 5; Designed by Barbara Kruger (American, b. 1945); USA; offset lithograph on paper; 27.3 × 22.9 cm (10 3/4 × 9 in.); Gift of Steven Heller; 1996-74-280

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