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Peace: The Missing Gem

2003

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A 24 inch square painting with an orange peace sign within a yellow circle surrounded by a red ring containing the painting's title, "Peace the Missing Gem" in yellow letters. The painting's background is an orange-red.

Peace: The Missing Gem

2003

Oil on canvas

24 × 24 in. (61 × 61 cm)

 

Photo: Courtesy of Kasmin Gallery, New York; Artwork: © Star of Hope Foundation, Vinalhaven, Maine

Installation view of Robert Indiana: New Paintings and Sculptures, Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, September 19–October 25, 2003. Left to right, Peace: The Missing Gem (2003), Where O Where Hides Peace (2003), Peace: A Pearl in Peril (2003), Whither Has Peace Gone (2003), and ONE (1978–2003).

Installation view of Robert Indiana: New Paintings and Sculptures, Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, September 19–October 25, 2003. Left to right, Peace: The Missing Gem (2003), Where O Where Hides Peace (2003), Peace: A Pearl in Peril (2003), Whither Has Peace Gone (2003), and ONE (1978–2003).

Description

Peace: The Missing Gem is one of 24 Peace Paintings created by the artist in 2003. A response to 9/11, they are a continuation of the political themes found in Indiana’s work since his days on Coenties Slip. This painting, one of four square shaped canvases in the series, was included in the exhibition Robert Indiana: New Paintings and Sculpture, at the Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, September 19–October 25, 2003.