James Lewis Dine: A Life Engraved in Line and Form Born in June 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio, James Dine’s artistic journey began not within the hallowed halls of formal education, but amidst the quiet intimacy of his maternal grandparents' basement. This early environment, fueled by a serendipitous encounter with German Expressionist woodcuts—a revelation sparked by Paul J. Sachs’ seminal book *Modern Prints and Drawings*—ignited a life…