Singing and Printing I

Jim Dine, Singing and Printing I, 2001, unique monoprint woodcut, hand-painted in acrylic, on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Jerome F. Meyer Trust, 2004.22.2
Jim Dine, Singing and Printing I, 2001, unique monoprint woodcut, hand-painted in acrylic, on paper, sheet: 69 7855 in. (177.5139.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Jerome F. Meyer Trust, 2004.22.2

Artwork Details

Title
Singing and Printing I
Artist
Printer
Publisher
Pace Editions, Inc.
Date
2001
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 69 7855 in. (177.5139.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Jerome F. Meyer Trust
Mediums
Mediums Description
unique monoprint woodcut, hand-painted in acrylic, on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure — torso
Object Number
2004.22.2

Artwork Description

Images of the classical Venus de Milo recur frequently in Jim Dine’s art. A universal symbol of love and beauty, she has also been interpreted as an archetypal mother-figure or fertility symbol. In the series of prints titled Singing and Printing, of which this is the first, the same woodcut image of Venus appears in each impression, but the addition of hand-painting makes each one unique and frequently quite different from the others. The artist may be alluding to the various meanings of Venus by repeating the image, yet making each representation distinctive.

Multiplicity, 2011

Works by this artist (217 items)

Herman A. Webster, Le Moulin au Bord de l'Eau, 1926, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Moune G.H. Webster, 1973.124.116
Le Moulin au Bord de l’Eau
Date1926
etching
Not on view
Herman A. Webster, Street Scene, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Olin Dows, 1979.136.239
Street Scene
etching
Not on view
Herman A. Webster, Fin d'Une Belle Journee d'Automne, 1938, pencil and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Moune G.H. Webster, 1973.124.89
Fin d’Une Belle Journee d’Automne
Date1938
pencil and watercolor on paper
Not on view
Herman A. Webster, Bird's-Eye View of Venice, 1933, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Moune G.H. Webster, 1973.124.55
Bird’s-Eye View of Venice
Date1933
pen and ink and pencil on paper
Not on view