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.

At the top of his journal entry for November 21, 1963, Indiana notes "Abrams buys / Restany—Soames—Crapster." "Abrams buys" is likely a reference to the purchase of Yield Brother II, which the artist began on October 10, 1963, by Harry Abrams. Abrams also purchased the sculpture Moon in 1963. "Restany—Soames—Crapster" refers to French art critic and curator Pierre Restany, British photographer Sally Soames, and American artist Katherine N. Crapster.

In his entry Indiana records that after dining alone at the D/H (the Seamen's Church Institute, often referred to as the Doghouse), he ran into EK (Ellsworth Kelly), who was excited about his first solo museum show (Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings by Ellsworth Kelly, at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Washington, D.C., December 11, 1963–January 26, 1964). Kelly was walking his dog, Orange, and Indiana was on his way to the post office to pick up the catalogue for the Museum of Modern Art's Hans Hoffman show as well as its 1964 calendar.