. . . really New York certainly was, and is, the best of all possible art schools. It was just constantly going to galleries and getting caught up with every current, every shift, and everything that was happening.
— Robert Indiana
Mike Von Joel, "The Gospel According to Robert Indiana: An Interview with Mike Von Joel at the Salama-Caro Gallery." Art Line International Art News 5 (Winter 1991–92), p. 14.