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The Plant Becomes a Fan #5

1974/1975

Jim Dine

Associated Names

Jim Dine

Artist, American, born 1935

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image displays bold, black curved lines forming a shape resembling a cross between a propeller and a flower with a central hub and four petal-like extensions. The design is set against a textured, tan backdrop resembling vintage parchment or paper. The strokes suggest the appearance of a large, industrial fan blade or a stylized bloom upright on the surface.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph with screenprinted gloss varnish on Japanese Natsume paper
Credit Line

Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist
Dimensions

sheet: 91.4 x 62.2 cm (36 x 24 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1986.26.216
Catalogue Raisonné

Krens 1977, no. 175

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

Fine, Ruth E., and Mary Lee Corlett. Graphicstudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, p. 296, no. 57.

Wikidata ID

Q74072060

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