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Robert Indiana

1928 - 2018

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Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark; September 13, 1928 – May 19, 2018) was an American artist associated with the pop art movement. Indiana is mostly known for his iconic image LOVE which was first created in 1964 in the form of a card. Indiana sent these cards to several friends and acquaintances in the art world. In 1965, Robert Indiana was invited to propose an artwork to be featured on the Museum of Modern Art's annual Christmas card. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Indiana is the 56th most popular artist (up from 62nd in 2019), the 4,204th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,639th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Robert Indiana ranks 56 out of 125Before him are Bill Viola, Theo Jansen, Bruno Munari, Hasui Kawase, Vito Acconci, and Gottfried Helnwein. After him are Ivan Fyodorov, William Etty, Yoshitomo Nara, Gilbert & George, Damien Hirst, and Gunta Stölzl.

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Among people born in 1928, Robert Indiana ranks 234Before him are José Bonaparte, Abdellatif Filali, Alexis Korner, Arnfinn Bergmann, Lorna Wing, and Dan Blocker. After him are Adrian Frutiger, Anthony Franciosa, Tom Sharpe, Alejandro de Tomaso, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, and Horace Silver. Among people deceased in 2018, Robert Indiana ranks 172Before him are Per Kirkeby, Morgan Tsvangirai, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Ahron Daum, Luigi Taveri, and Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini. After him are Zhores Medvedev, Moshé Mizrahi, Károly Palotai, Choi Eun-hee, Tessa Jowell, and Walter Mischel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Indiana ranks 4,204 out of 20,380Before him are George Dewey (1837), William Stevenson (1900), Muse Watson (1948), Parry O'Brien (1932), William Bates (1860), and Jerry Unser Jr. (1932). After him are Karch Kiraly (1960), Jef Raskin (1943), Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884), Robert David Hall (1947), Clara Barton (1821), and Richard Belzer (1944).

Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Robert Indiana ranks 12Before him are William Wallace Denslow (1856), Jeff Koons (1955), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Judy Chicago (1939), Bill Viola (1951), and Vito Acconci (1940). After him are James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Mary Blair (1911), Gilbert Baker (1951), Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), Dan Graham (1942), and Maud Wagner (1877).