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Love, (sculpture). Artist:  Indiana, Robert, 1928-2018, sculptor. Title:  Love, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1976. Installed 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: aluminum, painted; Base: wood or stainless steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 72 x 72 x 36 in.; Base: approx. 84 x 96 x 48 in. Inscription:  (Base, bronze plaque:) IN APPRECIATION/TO/ F. EUGENE DIXON, JR./ FOR HIS GENEROUS DONATION OF THIS/ UNIQUE SCULPTURE TO THE/ CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Description:  Four red-painted, block letters arranged two by two in a square to spell the word LOVE. The letters "L" and "O" are on the top and the letters "V" and "E" are on the bottom. The sculpture rests on a trapezoid-shaped base which is open in the middle. Subject:  Object -- Letter Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 Located John F. Kennedy Plaza, 15th Street & Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 Remarks:  The SOS! survey and the Bach publication both note that the base medium is stainless steel, but earlier documentation notes that the base is made of wood. The LOVE design was first created as a painting in 1964 and soon became a popular image for jewelry, posters, plates, and postage stamps. The sculpture was first installed at John F. Kennedy Plaza on an extended loan for two years while the artist's New York gallery tried to sell it to the city of Philadelphia. When the gallery had a possible buyer in New York, it removed the sculpture and sent it back up to New York. Public outcry in Philadelphia over the missing sculpture was so great that a local businessman, F. Eugene Dixon, purchased the sculpture and donated it to the city. It was then reinstalled in John F. Kennedy Plaza. References:  Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 165-166, 242. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 165, 242. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS PA000004   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000004 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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