Medium: original lithograph (in two sections). Published in 1964 by Eberhard Kornfeld for 1 Cent Life, from the unsigned edition of 2000. Sheet size 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches. There is poetry text (composed by Walasse Ting) beneath the image and on verso, as issued. Signed by Jim Dine in the stone (not hand-signed).

Note: this work was printed on two separate sheets which join together.

This original print is from the famous "1 Cent Life" book/portfolio, published in 1964 by E. W. Kornfeld, in a limited edition of 2000. The lithography was executed by Maurice Beaudet, of Paris. 1 Cent Life was a monumental undertaking-- a revolutionary Pop Art and poetry project organized by Walasse Ting and Sam Francis. Among the artists who contributed original lithographs to this project were Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, Pierre Alechinsky, Asger Jorn, Mel Ramos, Jim Dine, Tom Wesselmann, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Karel Appel, Antonio Saura, James Rosenquist, Alan Davie, Sam Francis, and Walasse Ting.
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 17 June, 2008.

Medium: silkscreen. This silkscreen is a smaller-size copy of the full-size original work by Oldenburg. This impression was printed in 1968 by Multiples Inc as a prospectus to promote sales of the original work and is itself now very scarce. Size: 6 x 5 7/8 inches (150 x 148 mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.

Condition: there is minor wear.