Robert Indiana Quotes


When I was a kid, my mother used to drive my father to work in Indianapolis, and I would see, practically every day of my young life, a huge Phillips 66 sign. So it is the red and green of that sign against the blue Hoosier sky. The blue in the 'Love' is cerulean. Therefore, my 'Love' is an homage to my father.


Citations

Indiana, Robert. Quoted in Robert Indiana: Figures of Speech, by Susan Elizabeth Ryan, Yale University Press, 2000, p. 159.

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Robert Indiana
Robert Indiana
  • Born: September 13, 1928
  • Died: May 19, 2018
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Artist, Theatrical Set Designer Costume Designer

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. He created works in media including paper (silk screen) and Cor-ten steel.