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Why did Robert Indiana make the LOVE sculpture?
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Robert Indiana created the LOVE sculpture to further his “LOVE” series, which he introduced in 1966. It all began with a print of the word “LOVE” with a tiled "O" that appeared on the Museum of Modern Art holiday card. The brightly stacked letters of the Pop art piece were soon everywhere. This success prompted him to craft the first LOVE sculpture in 1970. Reportedly, Indiana's religious upbringing inspired the original LOVE typography. He described the memory of seeing the phrase "God Is Love" printed on a white wall in a church, and that image stuck with him. Find a diverse assortment of Robert Indiana art on 1stDibs.
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Robert Indiana, Handwritten letter with original postmarked LOVE FDC, signed 2x
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Original postmarked LOVE First Day Cover, with handwritten letter on the back (hand signed twice), 1973
Handwriten latter on the verso of postmarked First Day Cover (H...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Lithograph, Offset
Untitled (homage to Ellsworth Kelly) 1950s watercolor signed by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Untitled homage to Ellsworth Kelly (Acquired from the studio of Robert Indiana), 1959
Watercolor and pencil on Plover Bond paper
This is an original, hand signed and d...
Category
1950s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
Numbers: Complete Portfolio of 10 Color Silkscreens, Hand Signed on 1st End page
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Numbers: Complete Portfolio of 10 Color Silkscreens (Sheehan 46-55) bound in cloth slip case (Hand Signed, inscribed and dated by Robert Indiana on the first front end...
Category
1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Board, Screen
LOVE (Pink) sculpture, official replica with Indianapolis Museum of Art stamp
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
LOVE (Pink), Artist Authorized, with Incised Indianapolis Museum of Art
Morgan Foundation Stamp and Artist Copyright, 2011
Brushed Aluminum (Pink) and Stamped wi...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Robert Indiana - 2.VII.59, signed unique painting on paper, ex-artist
s estate
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana - 2.VII.59, acquired from the artist's studio
Rare early work from the Estate of Robert Indiana
Watercolor and pencil on Plover Bond paper
This is an original, hand si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Robert Indiana - The Four Facets of Esther (I) Silkscreen Rare signed PP Purim
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Purim: The Four Facets of Esther (I) Sheehan, 36, 1966
Color silkscreen on off white wove paper
Printed by Stephen Poleskie, Chiro...
Category
1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
