The Temple of Flora
published 1984
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28 drypoint-engravings on Rives BFK paper with botanical notes and poetry selected by Glenn Todd and Nancy Dine (136 pages, unpaginated)
Dimensions
page size: 52 x 35.5 cm (20 1/2 x 14 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Jim Dine, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.114.3.a-bb
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 ...