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Jim Dine’s Pinocchio
February 28, 2020 — September 6, 2020
Waitzer Community Gallery
Since Jim Dine was six years old and watched the Disney adaptation, he has been fascinated with Pinocchio.
The lithographs on view at the Chrysler Museum were inspired by The Adventures of Pinocchio: Story of a Puppet, a series of short stories written in 1881 by Italian writer and journalist Carlo Collodi. Unlike the family-friendly Disney rendition, the serial presents tales that are much darker. Pinocchio breaks numerous promises to be good to his father, has money stolen from him, and even eludes several attempts on his life.
Jim Dine (American b. 1935)
Pinocchio (portfolio), 2006
A suite of 44 lithographs on Hahnemühle paper contained within a wooden portfolio box
Printed at Atelier Michael Woolworth, Paris and published by Steidl Verlag, Göttingen
© Jim Dine
Promised gift of Charlotte and Gilmer Minor
Dine’s images chronicle Pinocchio’s creation by his father Geppetto, the puppet’s meeting with a cricket who offers sage advice, and his encounter with the giant Terrible Dogfish that swallows him whole. The exhibition also features pictures of the Blue Fairy, the Fire Eater, and other characters in Pinocchio’s life. Some of Dine’s illustrations include text from Collodi’s stories. Together, these lithographs offer a new, more complex dimension to the iconic story, giving Pinocchio a richer journey from mischief to kindness.
Jim Dine (American b. 1935)
Pinocchio (portfolio), 2006
A suite of 44 lithographs on Hahnemühle paper contained within a wooden portfolio box
Printed at Atelier Michael Woolworth, Paris and published by Steidl Verlag, Göttingen
© Jim Dine
Promised gift of Charlotte and Gilmer Minor
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