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D. G. Hines (Donald Grant Hines) 1944-2019, Sculptor, Jeweler, and Inventor

Donald Grant Hines originally from Casper, Wyoming, moved over to Jackson Hole to be the founder, owner and jeweler for his name's sake jewelry store that he ran with his wife at the time.  Upon retirement from the shop he starting spending time in the Arizona desert.  For a while you could find examples of this sculpture at the Casa de Artist Gallery in Scottsdale, and in other Arizona locations where they described him as a 20th Century Arizona artist.  One of his sculptures is shown below with a full description:               The 17 inch vertical monolith of white Colorado marble stands on a wooden base.  The sculpture points to the sky and takes advantage of the stone's original shape.  Standing before the sculpture you are compelled to explore the many facets, and examine the back and forth of the solid and negative elements.  There are swelling contours that start at the base and change as they move up in eleva...