Release Date: February 26, 2003

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART HOSTS JIM DINE INTERVIEW
New Exhibition of more than 100 Drawings opens March 21, 2004

Washington, DC--Artist Jim Dine will be interviewed by National Gallery of Art curator of modern prints and drawings Judith Brodie on Sunday, March 21, at 2:00 pm in the East Building auditorium. Dine will also read from his catalogue essay, "Putting Down Marks (my life as a draftsman)." Following the interview, Dine will take questions from the audience and sign copies of the exhibition catalogue he had a role in designing. On the same day, the new exhibition Drawings of Jim Dine will open to the public in the West Building and remain on view through August 1, 2004.

The first major survey of his drawings in over 15 years, the exhibition will include more than 100 of his drawings from about 1970 to the present. Often associated with Pop art and the Happenings of the 1960s, Dine became known for his paintings, prints, and sculptures--works that employed recurring themes such as tools, hearts, and bathrobes. This exhibition will focus on subjects for which Dine is renowned, such as his iconic images of tools, along with his less publicized themes from the eighties and nineties, including images of owls, studies of ancient sculpture and nature.

All interviews and lectures are free and open to the public; seating is on a first–come, first–seated basis. For more detailed information on the interview, call (202) 842-6826 or visit www.nga.gov.

General Information

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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART HOSTS JIM DINE INTERVIEW New Exhibition of more than 100 Drawings opens March 21, 2004

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART HOSTS JIM DINE INTERVIEW
New Exhibition of more than 100 Drawings opens March 21, 2004