Braid

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Braid

1972

Jim Dine (American, born 1935) Printed by Maurice Payne, New York Published by Petersburg Press, London

Jim Dine’s fascination with the hair-like quality of finely etched lines led him to explore forms like the bristles of paintbrushes and the intertwining strands of this disembodied braid. Although the print was conceived as a means to celebrate etching, Dine’s decision to isolate and label the object suggests that Braid can also be read as a deadpan reference to mundane culture within the context of the Pop Art movement with which Dine is typically associated.

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Object Details

Titles:

Braid

Date:

1972

Artists:

Jim Dine (American, born 1935) Printed by Maurice Payne, New York Published by Petersburg Press, London

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Plate: 35 1/4 × 23 3/4 inches (89.5 × 60.3 cm) Sheet: 41 7/16 × 30 15/16 inches (105.2 × 78.6 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund, 1976

Accession Number:

1976-73-1

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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