Vermont (The Autumn)
Artist: Jim Dine (American, born 1935)
Date: 1984
Dimensions:
Overall) H: 80 in. (203.2 cm); W: 44 in. (111.8 cm); Depth: 30 in. (76.2 cm) in two parts;
Female Figure) H: 80 in. (203.2 cm); W: 19 in. (48.3 cm); Depth: 15 in. (38.1 cm);
Male Figure) H: 78 in. (198.1 cm); W: 23 in. (58.4 cm); Depth: 24 in. (61 cm)
Medium: Bronze
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Georgia and David K. Welles
Object number: 2003.53A-B
Label Text:Vermont (The Autumn) is a mysterious and complex image, named for the state where Ohio-born Jim Dine lived for fifteen years. The head of the male figure is cast from a tree stump, while the female figure holds a long, dead branch with one of her arms. These, combined with the hatchet—a device for cutting wood—add an element of menace, even fear, to the sculpture. Other details also remain unexplained. For example, the male figure holds out his hand in a mysterious gesture. The sculpture suggests an image that might arise in a dream—or perhaps a nightmare. In the end, much like a dream, the sculpture suggests certain feelings but resists any definite interpretation.
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