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Why Did He Do It? (also titled “Why did HE doo it?”), Jim Nutt, 1967
Jim NuttAmerican, 1938

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

1967 · Painting

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Not on view at present

Where is “Why Did He Do It? (also titled “Why did HE doo it?”)” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.

The Museum of Modern Art

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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Accession number
121.1999

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PaintingsAcrylicAmerican paintingPost-war art20th century

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Untitled (Figure Parts), Jim Nutt, c. 1966-67

Untitled (Figure Parts)

c. 1966-67 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Backman, Jim Nutt, 1966

Backman

1966 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Rosie Comon, Jim Nutt, 1968

Rosie Comon

1968 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Running Mad, Jim Nutt, 1969

Running Mad

1969 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Please Listen to Me, Jim Nutt, 1975

Please Listen to Me

1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

A Certain Distance Between Them, Jim Nutt, 1975

A Certain Distance Between Them

1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

"oh! my goodness" (no no), Jim Nutt, 1977

"oh! my goodness" (no no)

1977 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

"you hoo--little boy", Jim Nutt, 1977

"you hoo--little boy"

1977 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

On view at The Museum of Modern Art

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Rock, Bakers Beach, San Francisco, California, Ansel Adams, c. 1931

Ansel Adams

Rock, Bakers Beach, San Francisco, California, c. 1931

The Olive Trees, Vincent van Gogh, Saint Rémy, June-July 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Olive Trees, Saint Rémy, June-July 1889

The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Starry Night, 1889

Goat Skull and Bottle, Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, 1951 (cast 1954)

Pablo Picasso

Goat Skull and Bottle, Vallauris, 1951 (cast 1954)

She-Goat, Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, 1950 (cast 1952)

Pablo Picasso

She-Goat, Vallauris, 1950 (cast 1952)

Face in Profile (plate, page 21) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

Face in Profile (plate, page 21) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950

Coupling (plate, page 17) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

Coupling (plate, page 17) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950

"Présence" (chapter title, page 13) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

"Présence" (chapter title, page 13) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950