Name Painting (1935-1963) #1
Jim Dine
1968-1969
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View on museum website →Medium
charcoal on unsized canvas
Dimensions
overall: 201.9 x 476.3 cm (79 1/2 x 187 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Patsy Orlofsky in memory of Myron Orlofsky
Accession Number
2013.128.1
About the Artist
Jim Dine
Jim Dine, born James Lewis Dine on June 16, 1935, in Cincinnati, Ohio, grew up in a family of Eastern European Jewish immigrants who owned a hardware store, where he spent much time surrounded by tools that would later become central motifs in his art. After his mother's death at age 12, he largely cared for himself, fostering an early independence. Dine attended Walnut Hills High School and took ...