| Born on June 16, 1935, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jim Dine | | | | Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota and in |
| is an American Pop Artist. He is often regarded as | | | | 1989, the "Jim Dine Drawings: 1973-1987" was |
| a forerunner of 'Pop Art' and is sometimes | | | | exhibited by Minneapolis Institute of Arts. In 1992, |
| associated with the 'Neo-Dada' movement. Jim | | | | the artist received the Pyramid Atlantic Award of |
| studied at the University of Cincinnati during | | | | Distinction in Washington, D.C. In 2004, The |
| 1953-1955, while he received his Bachelor's in Fine | | | | National Gallery of Art Washington, displayed his |
| Arts (BFA) from Ohio University, in 1957. | | | | drawings in an exposition titled, "Drawings of Jim |
| In 1959, Jim Dine moved to New York, where he | | | | Dine" and in 2007, he participated in the Chicago |
| collaborated with the artists, such as Allan | | | | public art exhibition, "Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a |
| Kaprow, Claes Oldenburg, and Robert Whitman, | | | | Cooler Planet." |
| along with the musician John Cage. This association | | | | On May 16, 2008, Jim Dine inaugurated a |
| brought out the 'Happenings,' a form of 'Dark | | | | nine-meter high bronze statue depicting the |
| Performance Art.' Its exhibition at the Judson | | | | mythological character 'Pinocchio,' titled "Walking to |
| Gallery during 1959-1965, earned Jim Dine great | | | | Boras," which perhaps is his best piece of art. The |
| recognition in the art world. In 1960, he held his | | | | statue is situated in the heart of the city of |
| maiden solo show at the Reuben Gallery, New | | | | Boras, Sweden. Jim Dine has more than three |
| York. The next year, Jim's first solo exposition | | | | thousand paintings, sculptures, three-dimensional |
| was held at Martha Jackson Gallery, New York. In | | | | works, drawings, prints, along with performance |
| 1962, Dine's work found a place in the historic and | | | | works, stage & book designs, and music to |
| path-breaking exhibition, 'New Paintings of | | | | his credit. He has illustrated several books of |
| Common Objects,' at the Norton Simon Museum, | | | | poetry, 'A Well Painted Strelizia (1980),' 'The Heart |
| which is regarded as the pioneer of 'Pop Art' in | | | | Machine,' 'White Gloves, 4 Wheel's (2007),' 'Large |
| the US. | | | | Parrot Screams Color (2007),' and 'Marathon Talks |
| After having spent the early 1960s in producing | | | | (2007),' to name a few. |
| 'Pop Art' with the objects sourced from the | | | | His public collections are housed in various |
| day-to-day life and earning wide acclaim, the artist | | | | museums across the world, such as the |
| moved to London in the year 1967. Jim Dine | | | | Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art and the Art |
| spent the next four years developing his art and | | | | Institute of Chicago. Roughly, a hundred solo |
| returned to the US in 1971. In the year 1977, he | | | | exhibitions adorn Jim Dine's career, such as, |
| held his first one-man show at The Pace Gallery, | | | | Galleria dell'Areite, Milan, Italy (1962); Stedelijk |
| New York. In the 1980s, he developed an | | | | Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1967); |
| inclination towards sculpturing and there was a | | | | The Pace Gallery, Columbus, Ohio (1978); Galerie |
| noticeable shift in the theme of his art from | | | | Beaubourg, Paris, France (1991); Wildenstein, |
| fabricated objects to nature. In 1984, his work, | | | | Tokyo, Japan (2001); and Thordén |
| "Jim Dine: Five Themes," was exhibited by the | | | | Wetterling Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden (2008). |