Self-portrait Without Glasses

Jim Dine, artist

born 1935

Self-portrait Without Glasses, 1978

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: etching; wove paper

Dimensions:
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): plate 296 x 228 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 680 x 508 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 11 5/8 x 9 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 26 3/4 x 20 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: National Endowment for the Arts

Accession number: 1978.0088

Not on display

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Archive Label 2003:
Portraits function not only to capture physical likeness but to embody less tangible personal traits as well. Dine is a prolific printmaker who has repeatedly attempted to portray his own character. Many of his self-portraits seem to characterize Dine as an artist, for they are prints of a printmaker by a printmaker. The richly printed surface of Harvard Self-portrait Without Glasses emphasizes Dine’s proficiency as an etcher.