Drawings of Jim Dine - Hardcover

Jim Dine is a consummate draftsman whose images of tools, large-scale nudes, self-portraits, and studies from nature and after antiquity are amongst the most accomplished and beautiful drawings of our time. This book catalogues the first major survey of Dine's drawings in 15 years and features some of the finest examples from the 1970s to the present day. During the 1960s, Dine's name was synonymous with Pop art and he was known as a pioneer creator of happenings and mixedmedia constructions. In the 1970s he made a dramatic shift, devoting himself to drawing from life. Drawings of Jim Dine examines the artist's accomplishment by focusing not only on works on paper but also on drawings in a purer sense, drawings that incorporate line but rely heavily on materials such as pencil, chalk, and charcoal. The collection of works underscores his traditional underpinnings, even as he has broken new ground. Jim Dine was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1935. His art has been the subject of numerous individual and group shows and is in the permanent collections of museums around the world. Steidl has previously published his books Birds, The Photographs, so far (vol.

1-4) and This Goofy Life of Constant Mourning.

Judith Brodie is curator of modern prints and drawings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.