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Metamorphosis of a Plant into a Fan

1974

Jim Dine

Associated Names

Jim Dine

Artist, American, born 1935

Graphicstudio

Edition Production

Petersburg Press

Publisher

The sculpture consists of five metallic objects resembling plant structures with thin, elongated leaves or petals radiating from central stems. Each sculpture features a different number of leaves or petals. The color is a muted gray, suggesting a metal material, possibly aluminum. The sculptures are placed in a linear sequence, each standing on a rounded base mimicking a natural surface. The surfaces have imprints and textures emphasizing their artistic construction.

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Artwork overview

Medium

series of five cast aluminum multiples
Credit Line

Gift of Jim Dine, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

overall: 66 × 203.2 × 30.5 cm (26 × 80 × 12 in.)
Accession Number

1990.130.1-5

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, 1991, p. 295, no. 52.

Wikidata ID

Q63860910

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