Indiana lived in Coenties Slip, a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, from 1956–65. There he turned to the local environment for inspiration, sketching the tugboats that roamed the river near his studio.
The Tugboat New Rochelle, 24 July 1957
1957
Graphite on paper
20 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (51.4 x 61.6 cm)
Artwork: © Morgan Art Foundation Ltd./Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Robert Indiana drawing the tugboat Newport, 1956
Photo: Jack Youngerman
Indiana lived in Coenties Slip, a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, from 1956–65. There he turned to the local environment for inspiration, sketching the tugboats that roamed the river near his studio.