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Summary of Robert Indiana

Best known for his iconic LOVE series, which has been reproduced in formats ranging from large public sculptures to postage stamps, Robert Indiana explores the American experience using everyday objects and language. With his hard-edge painting, bold colors, and popular imagery, he is often associated with Pop art, but Indiana rejects this label; indeed, beyond the visual lightheartedness are levels of personal and political meaning which are often dark or critical. His work integrates non-art materials, ordinary language, and commercially-inspired graphic designs with more traditional elements of fine art, elevating the viewer's daily experience and folding it into a history of art and American identity.

Accomplishments

• An admirer of early-20^th-century American modernism, Indiana reflected on the questions of national identity posed by artists such as Marsden Hartley, Charles Demuth, and Edward Hopper; in particular, he builds upon their use of the familiar, the ordinary, or the industrial, to transform popular sources into fine art. The Americ
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  Robert Indiana

  American artist (1928–2018)

  Robert Indiana
  Robert Indiana. Photo by Dennis Griggs
  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.
  Nationality	American
  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
  Occupation(s)	Artist, theatrical set designer and costume designer
  Works	LOVE
  Movement	Pop art, Hard-edge painting

  Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark; September 13, 1928 – May 19, 2018) was an American artist 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