Eternal Hexagon. From the suite 'Ten Works by Ten Painters'
Print
1964 (published)
1964 (published)
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| Place of origin |
From early childhood Robert Indiana was familiar with the world of American signage. His mother worked in roadside diners and his father drove a gasoline company truck. His paintings incorporate the designs of lettering and other signage that have become an integral part of the American land- and city-scapes. In many of his works an image or basic shape is duplicated and then slight variations in each are introduced to carry punning or enigmatic references to American life and literature. As an older member of the Pop Art generation, Indiana preferred to describe himself as a 'sign painter', but he has been a seminal influence. [Another impression of this print is Circ.131-1969]
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Eternal Hexagon. From the suite 'Ten Works by Ten Painters' |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Robert Indiana: Eternal Hexagon. Screenprint from the suite 'Ten Works by Ten Painters' published by the Wadsworth Atheneum, 1964 |
| Physical description | Image of a target shape in yellow and red on a brown ground. A circle in yellow, lettered 'eternal hexagon', has the number 6, printed in red, inside a yellow hexagon inside it (the circle). Below this is printed the word 'hexagon' in red, on the brown ground. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Copy number | 67/500 |
| Marks and inscriptions | (not signed or dated. Blind stamped with the printer's chop mark) |
| Credit line | Acquired from Peter Tunnard in 1969. |
| Production | The printing was done by Sirocco under supervision of Ives-Sillman |
| Summary | From early childhood Robert Indiana was familiar with the world of American signage. His mother worked in roadside diners and his father drove a gasoline company truck. His paintings incorporate the designs of lettering and other signage that have become an integral part of the American land- and city-scapes. In many of his works an image or basic shape is duplicated and then slight variations in each are introduced to carry punning or enigmatic references to American life and literature. As an older member of the Pop Art generation, Indiana preferred to describe himself as a 'sign painter', but he has been a seminal influence. [Another impression of this print is Circ.131-1969] |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.538-1969 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2008 |
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