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Robert Indiana, born Robert Clark on 13 September 1928 in New Castle, was an American costume designer, painter, sculptor, and designer associated with the pop art and hard-edge painting movements. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh College of Art, and worked in New York City, Edinburgh, Chicago, and Skowhegan, in the fields of jewelry, art, pop art, and scenography, producing public and figurative art. His notable work is Love, and he participated in the 4. documenta.
His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. He died in Vinalhaven on 19 May 2018, of respiratory failure.
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Robert Indiana was an American artist associated with the pop art movement. His "LOVE" print, first created for the Museum of Modern Art's Christmas card in 1965, was the basis for his 1970 Love sculpture and the widely distributed 1973 United States Postal Service "LOVE" stamp.
Known for
- Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar — Self2016
- Poem Posters — Self1967
- Eat — Man eating the mushroom1964
- Bob Indiana, Etc. — Himself1963
- Kiss — Self1963
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Clark , ( 1928-09-13 ) September 13, 1928, New Castle, Indiana , U.S.
- Died
- May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19) (aged 89), Vinalhaven, Maine , U.S.
- Education
- Herron School of Art and Design , Arsenal Technical High School , Art Institute of Chicago , Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture , Edinburgh College of Art
- Occupations
- Painter, sculptor, printmaker, theatrical set designer and costume designer
- Works
- LOVE MECCA floor
- Movement
- Pop art , Hard-edge painting
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Clark
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Castle
- Place of death
- Vinalhaven
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 4. documenta
- Field of work
- costume design
- Genre
- figurative art
- Movement
- hard-edge painting
- Image
- BobIndianaMaine.jpg
- Work location
- Utica
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- Commons category
- Robert Indiana
- date of birth
- 1928-08-13
- Commons Creator page
- Robert Indiana
- date of death
- 2018-05-19
- name in native language
- Robert Clark bhiouy
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- birth name
- Robert Clark
- start of work period
- 1954-01-01
- end of work period
- 1999-01-01
- pseudonym
- robert indiana
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark; September 13, 1928 – May 19, 2018) was an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, associated with the pop art movement.
Indiana is mostly known for his iconic image LOVE which was first created in 1964 in the form of a card. Indiana sent these cards to several friends and acquaintances in the art world. In 1965, Robert Indiana was invited to propose an artwork to be featured on the Museum of Modern Art's annual Christmas card. Indiana submitted several 12” square oil on canvas variations based on his LOVE image. The museum selected the most intense color combination in red, blue, and green. It became one of the most popular cards the museum has ever offered. Indiana continued to develop his LOVE series, and in 1966, worked with Marian Goodman of Multiples, Inc. to make his first LOVE sculpture in aluminum. In 1970, Indiana completed his first monumental LOVE sculpture in Cor-Ten steel which is in the collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
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