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Why did Jim Dine draw tools?

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Why did Jim Dine draw tools?
Jim Dine drew tools for several reasons. He believes that tools connect humans with the past, and he is interested in capturing the history of humanity through the tools used by previous generations in his art. In addition, tools hold personal significance for Dine, whose family owned a hardware store in Cincinnati, Ohio. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Jim Dine art.
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Untitled Stockholm print, from the Castelli Sonnabend Collection signed/numbered
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine Untitled from the Castelli Sonnabend Collection, 1973 Screenprint on rag paper in original portfolio sleeve Hand signed and numbered 158/300 by Jim Dine on the front. Printe...
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Rag Paper, Screen, Pencil

Pinocchio
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
This is a silkscreen and woodcut print created in 2007. It is signed and numbered in graphite from the edition of 118 (plus 18 APs). This print comes directly from the publisher, Lin...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

8 Hearts / Look, Lt. Ed Off-set Lithograph with metallic paper collage overlay
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine 8 Hearts / Look, Off-set Lithograph with metallic paper collage overlay Galerie Thomas exhibition print, 1970 Color lithograph and offset lithograph on wove paper Plate sign...
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Jim Dine- Five Feet of Colorful Tools
By Jim Dine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"The Tel-Avic Museum hosts the Museum Modern Art Museum of NY February April 1980 in a retrospective of American Art in the 20th Century" Poster created for a retrospective exhibitio...
Category

20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Jim Dine-The Cardinal Red Robe
By Jim Dine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jim Dine's exhibition at the Walker Art Center in 1984, featuring a poster representing a Cardinal Robe in dark red, marked a significant moment in the artist's career and the cultur...
Category

20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Jim Dine-Paintings, Drawings and Etchings
By Jim Dine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jim Dine's connection with Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and his poster featuring a robe are intriguing aspects of his artistic career and collaborations. In 1976...
Category

20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

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