Nancy Dine Explained

Nancy Lee Dine (née Nancy Lee Minto; March 7, 1937 – September 6, 2020) was an American filmmaker.^[1] Her documentary was nominated for an Academy award in 1996.^[2]

Early life

Nancy Dine was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1937. Her parents were a steelworker and a stay-at-home mother. She graduated with a degree from Ohio University, where she met and married Jim Dine.

Creative career

Throughout her marriage to Jim Dine, Nancy Dine had a frequent role as either assistant, model, muse or producer of his works.^{[3] [4]} In her 50s she took up filmmaking, producing a number of short films.^[5] Her film Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls was nominated for an Academy award in the category of Best Documentary: Short Subject in 1996.^[5]

Filmography

• 1990 Debut
• 1991 Bali Beyond the Postcard
• 1995 Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls^[6]
• 1996 All About Looking^{[7] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Green . Penelope . September 14, 2020 . Nancy Dine, Filmmaker and Muse of Artist Jim Dine, Dies at 83 . . 1553-8095.
2. Web site: Nancy Dine, a Filmmaker Who Redefined the Role of the 'Artist's Wife,' Has Died at 83 . artnet News . 15 September 2020.
3. Book: Art . Katonah Museum of . Block/plate/stone: What a Print is . 1994 . Katonah Museum of Art . 978-0-915171-32-3 . 21 . en.
4. Web site: Jim and Nancy Dine - Charlie Rose . charlierose.com.
5. Web site: Goodale . Gloria . Making Movies About Art and a Famous Husband Named Jim . Christian Science Monitor . 3 December 1996.
6. Web site: Holden . Stephen . Tracing The Process Of an Artist . The New York Times . 22 January 1997.
7. Web site: All About Looking IDFA . Oberon Amsterdam.