Over the course of his celebrated career, American Pop Art master Jim Dine has developed personal icons from both popular culture and well-known works of art, such as the Venus di Milo. In The Thunder, Dine was inspired by a museum reproduction of the classical sculpture, yet manipulates the shape and texture of this work to make it his own. The deep, brooding patina further imbues Dine’s sculpture with a stormy presence alluded to in the title. This is one of three major sculptures by the artist in our permanent collection.