Jim Dine

Tool Box VII
1966

A minimalist artwork featuring a black silhouette of a rounded hill or mound with a red scribble at the bottom right. Above the hill, a small, detailed drawing of a mechanical crane with a hook is positioned as if it is sitting on top of the hill. The background is plain white, and the overall composition is stark with high contrast between the elements.
A minimalist artwork featuring a black silhouette of a rounded hill or mound with a red scribble at the bottom right. Above the hill, a small, detailed drawing of a mechanical crane with a hook is positioned as if it is sitting on top of the hill. The background is plain white, and the overall composition is stark with high contrast between the elements.

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Date
1966

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint, photoscreenprint, collage, and graphite pencil

Dimensions
Sheet: 23 5/8 × 18 7/8in. (60 × 47.9 cm) Image: 14 7/8 × 16in. (37.8 × 40.6 cm)

Accession number
70.34.7

Edition
97/150 | 30 APs

Publication
Printed by Christopher Prater; published by Editions Alecto

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Marsh Print Fund

Rights and reproductions
© Jim Dine/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/4066

Part of a series:

A Tool Box

10 works

A collage of various black and white images with a prominent blue and orange abstract shape at the top. The images include mechanical equipment, a giraffe's neck, a striped shirt, two young children, and other indistinct textures and forms. The overall composition is chaotic with a mix of organic and industrial elements.
A graphic artwork featuring a large black area with a regular pattern of white dots on the left, a torn edge revealing layers underneath, and a small red square in the upper right corner against a white background.
A digital artwork featuring a gray background with a bright red abstract shape in the foreground and a smaller grayscale image of a mechanical object resembling part of a spacecraft or machinery in the upper middle part of the composition.
A piece of artwork featuring a series of vertical, colorful stripes in various hues such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, extending from the bottom to the middle of the image. At the top, the stripes are overlaid with black and white photographic images of what appears to be a bicycle and parts of a person or mannequin, creating a collage effect. The overall composition is graphic and vibrant, with a playful juxtaposition of the realistic elements against the abstract colorful stripes.
A graphic print featuring a collection of white silhouetted tools and mechanical parts on a black background, arranged in two vertical columns separated by a thin white line. The tools include a jack, an adjustable wrench, a grease gun, a crowbar, a chain, a hook, and various mechanical components. The high-contrast image has an industrial aesthetic.
A black ribbon-like form creates a flowing, looped line against a white background, intersecting with a grayscale image of a mechanical part, possibly a vise grip or clamp, with a bolt and handle visible. The artwork combines the fluidity of the ribbon with the rigidity of the mechanical element, creating a contrast in textures and forms.
An abstract artwork featuring a black tripod structure at the top, a pair of compasses with the number 8 in the center, and a coral-colored, cloud-like shape at the bottom, all against a pale yellow background.
A minimalist artwork featuring a black silhouette of a rounded hill or mound with a red scribble at the bottom right. Above the hill, a small, detailed drawing of a mechanical crane with a hook is positioned as if it is sitting on top of the hill. The background is plain white, and the overall composition is stark with high contrast between the elements.
A mixed media artwork featuring a torn photograph of a pulley with chains on the upper left, overlaying a simple line drawing of a landscape with numbered elements on a white background.
A black and white illustration of a safety pin and two crumpled, ribbon-like objects on a grid paper background. The objects appear metallic and are rendered with shading to give a three-dimensional effect.

Jim Dine
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