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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Chapter 2: Master Cherry makes a present of the piece of wood to his friend Geppetto, who takes it to make for himself a wonderful puppet, that shall know how to dance, and to fence, and to leap like an acrobat
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.

Chapter 2: Master Cherry makes a present of the piece of wood to his friend Geppetto, who takes it to make for himself a wonderful puppet, that shall know how to dance, and to fence, and to leap like an acrobat

Artist Jim Dine (American, b. 1935)
CultureAmerican
Date2006
MediumLithograph
DimensionsPaper: 22 × 17 1/2 in. (55.9 × 44.5 cm)
Portfolio wood box: 24 × 19 1/2 × 3 in. (61 × 49.5 × 7.6 cm)
PortfolioPinocchio (Portfolio), edition 17/35
Credit LineGift of Charlotte and Gil Minor
Object number2019.17.1.6
Not on view
DescriptionOne of 44 lithographs that present the original story of Pinocchio. Depicts a loose drawing of Pinocchio in red. Light blue patches of paint and red text in the background.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 12: The showman, Fire-eater, makes Pinocchio a present of five gold pieces to take home to his father, Geppetto, but Pinocchio instead allows himself to be taken in by the Fox and the Cat and goes with them
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 33: Pinocchio, having become a genuine little donkey, is taken to be sold, and is bought by the director of a company of buffoons to be taught to dance, and to jump through hoops, but one evening he lames himself, and then he is brought by a man who wishes to make a drum of his skin
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 8: Geppetto makes Pinocchio new feet, and sells his own coat to buy him a spelling book
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 3: Geppetto having returned home begins at once to make a puppet, to which he gives the name of Pinocchio. The first tricks played by the puppet
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 10: The puppets recognize their brother Pinocchio, and receive him with delight; but at that moment their mfaster Fire-eater makes his appearance and Pinocchio is in danger of coming to a bad end
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 1: How it came to pass that Master Cherru the carpenter found a piece of wood that laughed and cried like a child
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 17: Pinocchio eats the sugar, but will not take his medicine; when, however, he sees the gravediggers, who have arrived to carry him away, he takes it. He then tells a lie, and as a punishment his nose grows longer
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 23: Pinocchio mourns the death of the beautiful Child with the blue hair. He then meets with a Pigeon who flies him to the seashore, and there he throws himself into the water to go to the assistance of his father, Geppetto
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 5: Pinocchio is hungry and searches for an egg to make himself an omelet; but just at the most interesting moment the omelet flies out the window
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 29: He returns to the Fairy's house. She promises him that the following day he shall cease to be a puppet and shall become a boy. Grand breakfast of coffee and milk to celebrate this great event
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 7: Geppetto returns home and gives Pinocchio the breakfast that the poor man had brought for himself
2006
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Jim Dine
Chapter 11: Fire-eater sneezes and pardons Pinocchio, who then saves the life of his friend Harlequin
2006
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