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Indiana, Robert
Indiana, Robert (1928– ). American painter, sculptor, and graphic artist, born in New Castle, Indiana. His original name was Robert Clark, but he adopted the name of his native state as his own. He studied successively in Indianapolis, Ithaca, Chicago, Edinburgh, and London before settling in New York in 1956. He is regarded as one of the leading American Pop artists, and although he has done some figurative paintings he is best known for pictures involving geometric shapes emblazoned with lettering and signs. His vivid colours often create effects of visual ambiguity reminiscent of those of Op art. In 1964 Indiana collaborated with Andy Warhol in a film Eat and in the same year executed a commission for the exterior decoration of the New York State Pavilion at the New York World's Fair consisting of a 6-metre sign reading EAT. He has also done many sculptures of letters forming the word LOVE. In 1978 he settled on the island of Vinalhaven, off the Maine coast.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Indiana, Robert." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Indiana, Robert." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-IndianaRobert.html IAN CHILVERS. "Indiana, Robert." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-IndianaRobert.html |
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Robert Indiana
Robert Indiana , 1928-, American artist, b. New Castle, Ind., as Robert Clarke. A leading figure in the pop art movement of the 1960s, he has specialized in making signs in various media, inspired by billboards and posters in the American landscape. His best known image, LOVE, first created (1964) for a Christmas card printed by New York's Museum of Modern Art, has been the subject of many of his paintings, sculptures, and prints, and has appeared as a U.S. postage stamp and in untold numbers of posters, reproductions, and commercial adaptations. |
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"Robert Indiana." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Robert Indiana." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-IndianaR.html "Robert Indiana." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-IndianaR.html |
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Indiana, Robert
Indiana, Robert (b New Castle, Ind., 13 Sept. 1928). American painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. His original name was Robert Clark, but he adopted the name of his native state as his own. He is regarded as one of the leading American Pop artists, and although he has done some figurative paintings he is best known for pictures involving geometric shapes emblazoned with lettering and signs. His vivid colours often create effects of visual ambiguity reminiscent of those of Op art.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Indiana, Robert." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Indiana, Robert." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-IndianaRobert.html IAN CHILVERS. "Indiana, Robert." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-IndianaRobert.html |
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Indiana, Robert
Indiana, Robert (1928– ). American painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. His original name was Robert Clark, but he adopted the name of his native state as his own. He is regarded as one of the leading American Pop artists, and although he has done some figurative paintings he is best known for pictures involving geometric shapes emblazoned with lettering and signs. His vivid colours often create effects of visual ambiguity reminiscent of those of Op art.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Indiana, Robert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Indiana, Robert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-IndianaRobert.html IAN CHILVERS. "Indiana, Robert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-IndianaRobert.html |
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