Why did Jim Dine draw tools?

Artist: Jim Dine (American, 1935-) Title: "The Astra Tool" Portfolio: The Astra Set *Numbered, signed, and dated by Dine in pencil lower right Year: 1985 Medium: Original Lithograph with Relief Printing on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: 185/400, (there were also 50 artist's proofs) Printer: Hansjörg Mayer of Staib & Mayer, Stuttgart, Germany Publisher: AB Astra and the artist Dine himself in association with Waddington Graphics, London, UK and Pace Editions, Inc., New York, NY Reference: "The Astra-Dine Collaboration" - Wright No. 5, page 56-57 Framing: Recently framed in a contemporary oak moulding with a 100% cotton rag mat Framed size: 36.63" x 30.63" Sheet size: 35.13" x 25" Image size: 23.82" x 19.88" Condition: Light UV stain to sheet. In excellent condition with strong colors Notes: Provenance: private collection - Norwich, UK. Comes from Dine's 1985-1986 "The Astra Set" portfolio of five lithographs with relief printing from hand-drawn mylar overlays. The five works include "The Mighty Robe I", "The Confetti Heart...

"The Tel-Avic Museum hosts the Museum Modern Art Museum of NY February April 1980 in a retrospective of American Art in the 20th Century" Poster created for a retrospective exhibitio...

Jim Dine's connection with Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and his poster featuring a robe are intriguing aspects of his artistic career and collaborations. In 1976...

Jim Dine's exhibition at the Walker Art Center in 1984, featuring a poster representing a Cardinal Robe in dark red, marked a significant moment in the artist's career and the cultur...

Jim Dine, Self Portrait in a Flat Cap (winter) first state 1974 Etching from one 27.0 x 33.0 cm (10⅝ x 13 inch) copper plate Printed in black on sheet of 76.2 x 55.9 cm / 30 x 22 in ...

Colored Hearts by Jim Dine, Published by Galerie Maeght, France, 1984 In 1984, Galerie Maeght in France published a series of artworks by Jim Dine featuring colored hearts—a subject...