Etching and lithograph on paper
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Blue Haircut
Presented by the artist 1980
adults
body
hand
head / face
individuals: male
inscriptions
literary
man
morning glory
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paper print etching lithograph
Blue Haircut
image: 537 × 502 mm
Presented by the artist 1980
<p><b>P02528</b> BLUE HAIRCUT 1972–3
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<br/>Inscribed ‘Jim Dine 1972’ bottom right and ‘A/P’
<br/>Etching with offset lithography, printed by Maurice Payne and published by Petersburg Press in an edition of 75, 21 1/8× 19 3/4 (53.7×50)
<br/>Presented by the artist in memory of Clive Goodwin and David McEwen 1980
<br/>Lit: op.cit., no.151
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<br/>The <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a> of Rimbeau is from a magazine cover Dine bought on a second-hand bookstall in Paris. ‘Blue Haircut’ is one of a series of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>prints</span></a> on this theme (op.cit., nos.150–158). The morning glory was printed by colour offset <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/l/lithography" title="Glossary definition for 'Lithography'"><span>lithography</span></a> before the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/e/etching" title="Glossary definition for 'Etching'"><span>etching</span></a> plate with the hand shape cut out.
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1984
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2004-10-08T00:00:00
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adults body hand head / face individuals: male inscriptions literary man morning glory named individuals people plants and flowers poet portraits Rimbaud, Arthur symbols and personifications title of work work and occupations