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It has come to stand as an emblem for the spirit of the 1960s, the era of 'free love' and sexual liberation. The image has the visual impact of an advertising poster or a corporate logo.\r\n\r\nThis particular version is one of a set of four entitled 'Love Wall', produced for a portfolio published in Germany on the occasion of the exhibition <i>Formen der Farber</i> [Form in Colour], at the Würtembergischer Kunstverein, Bonland Bei Stuttgart, Germany, 1967.","physicalDescription":"The letters of the word LOVE printed in red against a blue and green ground, arranged in a square formation, with the letters O and L  at the top [reading left to right] with the 'L' printed back to front and the letters V and E  below, with the 'E' printed back to front and the heavy and light strokes of the 'V' reversed. The image is printed to the edge of the sheet on 3 sides but a wide un-printed margin is left on the remaining side.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Indiana, Robert","id":"A7952"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Editions Domberger","id":"A22630"},"association":{"text":"printer","id":"x30811"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Colour screenprint on paper","categories":[{"text":"Prints","id":"THES48903"}],"styles":[{"text":"Pop","id":"x35903"},{"text":"Hard Edge","id":"AAT22175"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2009BX3978"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLE","id":"THES49657"},"free":"","case":"MP","shelf":"294","box":"D"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"print","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Germany","id":"x28873"},"association":{"text":"printed","id":"AAT53319"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1967","earliest":"1967-01-01","latest":"1967-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"CIRC.576-1968","id":"O157118"},"association":"Version"},{"object":{"text":"CIRC.577-1968","id":"O158410"},"association":"Duplicate"},{"object":{"text":"CIRC.579-1968","id":"O76309"},"association":"Version"}],"creditLine":"Copyright ARS, New York & DACS, London 2001","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"65","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"sheet","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"50","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"sheet","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"The dimensions given in the catalogue raisonné (see References tab) are 64.8 x 49.8 cm","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Robert Indiana. Love. Screenprint 1967","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Susan Sheehan, with Poppy Gander-Orchier and Catherine Mennenga: Catalogue Raisonné: 'Robert Indiana: Prints: 1951-1991'. New York, Susan Sheehan Gallery, 1967. Cat. no. 40.\r\n\r\nFor the original version of 'Love' published by Multiples Inc. New York; printed by  Sirocco Screenprinters, North Haven, Conn., SEE: The Museum of Modern Art New York: American Prints 1960-1985 In the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. 1986. p.404. \r\n\r\nThis print along with 3 others, is a variant of this original, printed by Domberger, Stuttgart. They were published as part of the portfolio 'R1-67' SEE cat. rais. ref. above and also note in Attributions tab."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1968"}],"production":"With Circ.576, 577 and 579-1978 this print forms the set 'Love Wall'. They form part of a portfolio of works by various artists entitled 'R1-67' published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Formen der Farber' at the Würtembergischer Kunstverein, Bonlanden Bei Stuttgart. Other prints in the portfolio are by: Joseph Albers, Allan D'Arcangelo, Max Bill, Robin Denny, Nicholas Krushenik, Karl Pfaler, Richard Smith, William Turnbull, and Victor Vasarely.\r\n\r\nThis suite of four comprises two sets of  duplicates. In the catalogue raisonné (see References tab) they are illustrated as a square block of four, the upper pair mirror images of each other and the lower pair  mirror images of each other, but they also act as mirror images vertically as well as horizontally. However, in order to create this conformation two of the sheets have to be turned upside down. In the V&A prints the duplicate pairs are Circ. 576 and Circ. 579-1968 and Circ 577 and Circ. 578-1968","productionType":{"text":"Limited edition","id":"THES48862"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"word","id":"AAT250895"}],"contentConcepts":[{"text":"love","id":"AAT55165"}],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["CIRC.578-1968"],"accessionNumberNum":"578","accessionNumberPrefix":"CIRC","accessionYear":1968,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-09","recordCreationDate":"2008-07-04","availableToBook":false}}