Indiana first began experimenting with his stacked LOVE image in 1964, in a series of rubbings that he sent to friends as Christmas cards. This drawing was given to Gene Swenson, an art critic and early champion of the artist’s work.
LOVE
Colored pencil on paper
8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm)
Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, Gene Swenson Collection, 70.124a
Artwork: © 2022 Morgan Art Foundation Ltd./Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Indiana first began experimenting with his stacked LOVE image in 1964, in a series of rubbings that he sent to friends as Christmas cards. This drawing was given to Gene Swenson, an art critic and early champion of the artist’s work.