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Ash

1985

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A 98 by 38 by 35 1/2 inch sculpture consisting of a wooden beam with a haunched tenon on a wooden base atop two forward facing wood risers. The sculpture's title, "Ash," is painted in white letters towards the bottom front of the sculpture, and a long wooden perpendicular peg has been affixed above the title. To the left and right, affixed to the sides of the sculpture, are iron wheels. An animal skull has been affixed to the top front of the sculpture.

Ash

1985

Gesso, oil, wood, and iron wheels on wood with animal skull

98 × 38 × 35 1/2 in. (248.9 × 96.5 × 90.2 cm)

 

Photo: Melville McLean; Artwork: © Star of Hope Foundation, Vinalhaven, Maine

Ash in Indiana's studio in Vinalhaven, Maine,  

Ash in Indiana's studio in Vinalhaven, Maine

 

Photo: Courtesy of Star of Hope Foundation, Vinalhaven, Maine

Description

ASH of course stands for Ashes to Ashes. Then I found out that this old timber was actually ash.

— Robert Indiana

 

Sherry Miller, "Love in Penobscot Bay," Maine Sunday Telegram (Portland), June 29, 1986, p. A42.