The Plant Becomes a Fan #3
1974
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lithograph with screenprinted gloss varnish on Japanese Natsume paper
Dimensions
sheet: 91.4 x 62.2 cm (36 x 24 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist
Accession Number
1986.26.214
Art Historical Context
Jim Dine's *The Plant Becomes a #3* (1974) captures the artist's playful exploration of everyday objects and organic forms, a hallmark of his Pop Art sensibility. As a leading figure in the 1960s Pop movement alongside artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Dine often infused mundane motifs—tools, hearts, and now plants—with emotional depth and whimsy. lithograph, part of a series, whimsically transforms a plant into a fan, blurring boundaries between nature and mechanical invention during a period when Dine was expanding into innovative printmaking collaborations. Printed at Graphics...
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 ...