1965–1969 - Paintings - Robert Indiana

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A blue canvas dominated by a red numeral one within a green circle with a white outline. Below the circe the painting's title, "One," is painted in red letters.

A blue canvas dominated by a green numeral two within a blue circle with a green outline. Below the circe the painting's title, "Two," is painted in green letters.

A green canvas dominated by an orange numeral three within a blue circle with an orange outline. Below the circe the painting's title, "Three," is painted in orange letters.

A brown canvas dominated by a yellow numeral four within a red circle with a blue outline. Below the circe the painting's title, "Four," is painted in yellow letters.

A red canvas dominated by a white numeral five within a blue circle with a white outline. Below the circe the painting's title, "Five," is painted in white letters.

A blue canvas dominated by a green numeral six within a red circle with a green outline. Below the circe the painting's title, "Six," is painted in green letters.

A red canvas dominated by a blue numeral seven within an orange circle with a blue outline. Below the circe the work's title, "Seven," is painted in blue letters.

A black canvas dominated by a red numeral eight within a brown circle with a blue outline. Below the circe the work's title, "Eight," is painted in red letters.

A yellow canvas dominated by a black numeral nine within a white circle with a black outline. Below the circe the work's title, "Nine," is painted in black letters.

A gray canvas dominated by a light gray numeral zero within a black circle with a white outline. Below the circe the work's title, "Zero," is painted in light gray letters.

A black canvas with the title, Alabama, painted in white stenciled letters across the center bottom edge of the painting. Above the title and dominating the canvas is a large circle consisting of a pink image of the state of Alabama, with Selma shown on the map. Around this image is a white ring with stenciled red text surrounded by a black ring and another white ring with black stenciled text. The text reads, starting in the outer ring, "Just as in the anatomy of man every nation," and in the inner ring "must have its hind part."

A beige canvas with the title, Louisiana, painted in white stenciled letters across the center bottom edge of the painting. Above the title and dominating the canvas is a large circle consisting of a pink image of the state of Louisiana in the middle, with "The Fair City Bogalusa" shown on the map. Around this image is a white ring with stenciled red text surrounded by a beige ring and another white ring with brown stenciled text. The text reads, starting in the outer ring, "Just as in the anatomy of man every nation," and in the inner ring "must have its hind part."

A black canvas with the title, Mississippi, painted in white stenciled letters across the center bottom edge of the painting. Above the title and dominating the canvas is a large circle consisting of a beige image of the state of Alabama, with the city of Philadelphia shown on the map. Around this image is a white ring with stenciled red text surrounded by a brown ring with black stars and another white ring with black stenciled text. The text reads, starting in the outer ring, "Just as in the anatomy of man every nation," and in the inner ring "must have its hind part."

A green canvas with the title, Florida, painted in pink stenciled letters across the center bottom edge of the painting. Above the title and dominating the canvas is a large circle consisting of a pink image of the state of Florida in the middle. Around this image is a white ring with stenciled red text surrounded by a blue ring and another white ring with blue stenciled text and a red outline. The text reads, starting in the outer ring, "Just as in the anatomy of man every nation," and in the inner ring "must have its hind part."

A blue canvas with the title, "Leaves," painted in green stenciled letters along the center bottom of the canvas. Above it is a light blue circle with a green outline, and the leaves of a green plant painted in the center.

A square painting with a blue ground and dominated by a large circle. The top half of the circle is white and has USA painted in red stenciled letters. The bottom half is red and has the word EAT painted in white stenciled letters.

A square painting with the red letters L and a tilted O stacked above the letters V and E, against a blue background.

A square painting with the white letters L and a tilted O stacked above the letters V and E, against a black background.

A square painting with the red letters L and a tilted O stacked above the letters V and E, against a green and blue background.

A square painting with the red letters L and a tilted O stacked above the letters V and E, against a blue background.

A diptych consisting of two identical love images, a red letter L and a red tilted. letter O over the letters V and E against a blue ground, arranged side by side, with the Os facing outward.

A square painting consisting of four identical panels, each with a red letter L and a red tilted letter O over the red letters V and E, against a blue and green ground. The panels are arranged so that the Os are in the center, facing inward.

A square painting consisting of four identical panels, each with a red letter L and a red tilted letter O over the red letters V and E, against a blue and green ground. The panels are arranged so that the Os are facing outwards, towards a corner of the work, with the two bottom canvases oriented upside down.

A square painting of the letter L and a tilted O above the letters V and E (all white). The ground is two shades of gray.

Ten canvases, each with a red numeral between one and zero within a green circle with a red outline. Below the circle the name of the number in the circle is painted in red letters. In this image five works are displayed in two rows horizontally - one through five in the first, and six through zero in the second.

The Cardinal Numbers

A square painting of a red numeral two against a blue and green ground

A light brown painting with its title, Mozart, painted in red stenciled letters across the bottom center of the canvas. Above is a blue circle with 8 stars in varying sizes and two shades of red, and a moon in two shades of red. A green outlined ring surrounds the inner circle. The bottom quarter of the ring is blue and contains five red stars. The rest of the ring is white and contains the text "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" painted in red stenciled letters.

A inch brown painting with Virgil painted in red stenciled letters across the bottom center of the canvas. Above it is a red circle with a blue vertical band, surrounded by a lighter brown ring with the words "Yield" and "Brother" painted in a black stencil, and a black star in between the words.

Yield Brother Virgil

An x-format painting, made up of five panels, each with a blue background and circle divided in two, the top half red with USA painted in green, and the bottom green with a red word. The words are, clockwise from top left, "EAT,""DIE," "ERR," "HUG," and in the central panel "666."

A beige diamond shaped canvas with is a topless image of Monroe in front of a yellow star in a rose colored circle in the center of the painting. Two rings of text surround this central image. The inner ring contains the actress' name, Marilyn Monroe, and the year "62." The outer ring contains the actress' birth name, Norma Jean Mortenson, and the year "26." Each letter and number in both rings is in a circle of a different color.

The Metamorphosis of Norma Jean Mortenson

A black diamond shaped canvas with a topless image of Monroe in front of a lilac star in a purple circle in the center. Two rings of text surround this central image. The inner ring is black and contains the actress' name, Marilyn Monroe. Each lilac letter is in a separate purple ring, and separating her first and last name to the left and right of the inner circle is a purple numeral six in a lilac circle. The purple outer ring contains the actress' birth name, Norma Jean Mortenson, each individual purple letter in a lilac circle. Separating her first names and last name are two lilac purple numeral twos each in a purple circle.

The Black Marilyn

A light brown painting with the "Parrot" painted across center bottom of canvas each letter in a different color. The P is red, the A light green, the first R orange, the second R blue, the O yellow, and the T green. Above is a blue circle with a green, yellow, blue, red, orange and black parrot, its tail falling out of the circle. To the left of the text "Eyphka" is painted in red stenciled letters.

A square painting consisting of four identical panels, each with a white letter L and a white tilted letter O over the white letters V and E, against a black ground. The panels are arranged so that the Os are in the center, facing inward; thus the top two panels are hung upside down.

Love Rising (The Black and White Love)

A cross shaped painting consisting of five identical LOVE panels. Each panel consists of a red letter L and a tilted red O over the red letters V and E, against a blue ground. The O of the central panel faces right, the panels to left and right of the central panel are hung so that the O faces to the left. Both the top and bottom panels of the cross are hung upside down, so that the O faces to the right.

A square painting with the white letters L and a tilted O stacked above the letters V and E, against a red and blue background.

The American LOVE

A square painting, the top half consisting of the numerals one and two in blue against a white background, and the bottom half of the numerals three and four in white against a red background.

A diamond-shaped canvas, with the background divided into eight even segments, alternating black and dark brown triangles. At the center of the painting is a yellow numeral eight in an octagon, outlined in blue. surrounding the octagon is a yellow ring with the painted black stenciled text "August Is Memory Carmen."

August Is Memory Carmen

A 24 by 22 inch painting. The bottom third is blue, with the title, Chief, painted in white letters. Emanating from the blue band at the bottom and covering the top two thirds of the canvas are alternating red and yellow rays.

A painting purple background the the title, Halleluiah, painted in yellow stenciled letters across the bottom of the painting. Above the title is a light blue circle with a green outline. Inside the circle "Jesus Saves" has been painted in red-orange letters, with rays of yellow and blue emanating from behind the letters.

A painting with a background of a series of horizontal stripes, from top to bottom: yellow, orange, red, pink, blue, and green. Painted in blue stenciled letters across the green bottom stripe is Hallelujah. Above is a light green circle with a white outline. Inside the circle "Jesus Saves" has been painted in white letters, with rays of light and dark blue emanating from behind the letters.

Hallelujah (Jesus Saves)

A canvas with a ground consisting of five horizontal stripes starting with beige at top and becoming increasingly darker. The darkest brown stripe at the bottom of the canvas contains the title, "New Castle" painted in stenciled blue letters. In the center of the canvas is red number 38 in a blue circle with an orange outline. Above the circle is a a blue arc with "Big Blue" painted in orange letters. White and gray rays emanate from behind the letters, ending in a triangle below the circle. There is a white circle with an orange star at the top left and right of the canvas, in between this No 1 has been painted in orange.

A canvas with a ground consisting of five horizontal stripes starting with beige at top and becoming an increasingly darker brown. The darkest brown stripe at the bottom of the canvas contains "Terre Haute" painted in stenciled red letters. In the center of the canvas is yellow number 40 in a black circle with an orange outline. Above the circle is a a black arc with "Wabash" painted in red letters. Light and darker blue rays emanate from behind the letters, ending in a triangle below the circle. There is a blue circle with an orange star at the top left and right of the canvas, in between this No 2 has been painted in red.

Terre Haute No. 2

A painting with a light brown ground and dominated by a circle. The circle's red outlined ring contains the German text "Ah?! Sehet sein Grinsendes Gesicht, Die Braunschaft." Within the ring is a light brown moon against a black sky with a few scattered white dots. Der Mond is painted in tan letters across the bottom of the canvas.

Der Mond – Die Braunschaft

A rectangular painting with a green ground and the title Oranges painted in orange along the bottom. Above the title is an orange circle containing a blue triangle with three lighter orange circles

A black canvas with the title, Monarchy, painted in beige stenciled letters across the bottom. Above is a circle, with the Union Jack in the center, surrounded by a black ring with beige outlines. inside the ring is the beige stenciled text "The King is dead. Long live the Queen."