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 (162 items)

Chiura Obata, El Capitán, 1931, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.24, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
El Capitán
Date1931
color woodcut on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Untitled (Magnolia in a Blue Round Vase), ca.1930s, ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.74
Untitled (Magnolia in a Blue Round Vase)
Dateca.1930s
ink on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Landslide, 1941, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.72.2
Landslide
Date1941
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Topaz, ca. 1942, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.72.5
Topaz
Dateca. 1942
pencil on paper
Not on view

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linocut
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Claire Falkenstein, Untitled, 1976, embossed paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.18, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
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Claire Falkenstein, Mandala, 1977, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.19, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
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Date1977
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Nathan Oliveira, Site with Blue and White, 1978, monotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.14
Site with Blue and White
Date1978
monotype
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