%C2%A9 Morgan Art Foundation %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York
Four Panel Love, 1972
Color screenprints, four panelsexpand_more
Gift of Terrence D. Curleyexpand_more P.99.30.12a-d
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Robert Indiana's word-symbol remains a potent icon of the Sixties generation. Designed in oversized Roman lettering, this verbal-visual figuration functions primarily as a sign or hieroglyph. The word "love" is transmitted as an idea, rather than as a text. Word and image become inextricably locked in the mind.
Four Panel Love is part of an extensive series of prints, paintings, and sculpture that originated with Indiana's 1964 design for a Christmas card. Through repetition, variation, and unauthorized reproduction, this simple trope has taken on a life of its own and remains recognized around the world.
Details
- Title
- Four Panel Love
- Artist Life
- 1928 - 2018
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.99.30.12a-d
- Provenance
- Terrence D. Curley, Golden Valley, Minn.; given to MIA, 1999.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Sheehan 75
- Curator Approved
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