Well-Known Hoosier Artist Robert Indiana Dies

(Image courtesy of RobertIndiana.com)

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An artist born and raised in Indiana who created an iconic statue that has been reproduced throughout the world and depicted on a U.S. postage stamp has died. Robert Indiana, who was born Robert Clark in New Castle, unveiled "LOVE" in the mid-1960s, a sculpture that depicts his well-known arrangement of the multi-colored, capital letters of the word. One version of the work is still located at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and others can be found in major cities.

As a youth, Indiana lived in multiple communities throughout central Indiana, including Indianapolis, Mooresville, Lawrence and Cumberland. He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis and enlisted in the U.S. Army before starting his post-secondary art school training and his eventual career as an artist.

He was 89.