Robert Indiana kept a series of illustrated journals during the late 1950s and 1960s, in which he discusses the development of his work as well as his daily life on Coenties Slip.

This journal page covers February 27, 1959, and February 27, 1960. In his entry for February 27, 1959, Indiana records "SC intrusion by Mrs. G." Indiana taught art classes in Scarsdale, at the Scarsdale Studio Workshop, and Mrs. G. (Goldberg), was the chair of the workshop's executive committee. He also notes having dinner at the Automat, replanting his avocados, and working on "Moonburst." A sketch of the work appears at the bottom of the page.

In his entry for February 27, 1960, Indiana writes that he went uptown with J. (his partner, fashion designer John Kloss), to visit various galleries. He notes which shows he saw, and his thoughts regarding them:

"Cleve Gay at Staempfli. Friend of Lilian’s. Could share her displeasure. Slick stuff. / [David] Smith at French. Big exhibit. / Jasper Johns at Castelli. Awful stuff. Real crap. / [Theodoros] Stamos at Emmerich. J. unfavorable. / [Kumi] Sugaï at Kootz. My first visit [to] his new museum-like gallery (left J. here) / [Tony] Rosenthal at Viviano. Bronze relief stuff. Upstairs to see some of Mel Silverman’s prints. Slick."

Indiana also records that he went to the Whitney Museum of American Art, where he spoke to artist Ed Moses and saw Atlantic, "Ellsworth’s double black painting . . . hung in its old place . . . again—[the] white very much yellowed," and the Museum of Modern Art. At the latter he caught a glimpse of photographer John Rawlings, and notes "but no attempt on either side to recognize each other's presence." After he returned to the loft, went out for dinner, and spoke to collector Richard Brown Baker, who wanted to see him.