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Photography by Edward C. Robison III
LOVE
Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE image was originally designed as a Christmas card for The Museum of Modern Art in 1965. Indiana, known for exploring the power of language through his interest in popular culture and Americana, frequently incorporates letters and numbers in his work. Over 50 editions of this sculpture exist in cities around the world, including New York City, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Singapore, and Taipei. This version of the sculpture was fabricated in 1999.
ArtistRobert Indiana(1928-2018)
Date1966-1999
MediumCor-Ten steel
Dimensions72 x 72 x 36 in. (182.9 x 182.9 x 91.4 cm)
Mark(s)lower interior edge of letter E: [signature] ©1966-1999 AP 4/4
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2009.4
ClassificationSculpture
Provenance(Gallery Guy Pieters, Knokke, Belgium); to Private Collection; to (Sotheby's, New York, NY), May 13, 2009, lot 217; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2009
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 4.8× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.
