Pop artist Robert Indiana, best known for his "LOVE" sculpture, dies at age 89

Paul Kasmin Gallery is deeply saddened to have learned of Robert Indiana’s death this past Saturday at his home on Vinalhaven. Speaking of the artist, Paul Kasmin says: “Robert Indiana will remain alive through the great legacy he has left behind. He was unlike any other person I have ever met. A genius.” Born in 1928 in New Castle, Indiana, Robert Indiana was a major figure of post-war American art. He drew his subject matter from the visual vernacular of highway road signs, factory die-cut stencils and commercial logos while incorporating the cultural heritage of American Modernists such as Charles Demuth and Marsden Hartley. After finishing high school, Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark) served for three years in the Air Force and then attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1953, scholarships took him to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine and then on to Scotland, to