Robert Indiana & Robert Creeley, “Numbers,” 1968, First EdRobert Indiana (b. 1928) – American Pop

Robert Indiana & Robert Creeley, “Numbers,” 1968, First Ed
Robert Indiana (b. 1928) – American Pop artist
Robert Creeley (1926-2005) – American poet and author
“Numbers.” Stuttgart: Edition Domberger & Düsseldorf: Galerie Schmela, 1968. First edition, first printing. Unpaginated.
From a limited edition of 2,500 copies
Inscribed by the Robert Indiana on the title page, ’10 VIII 68 For My 1st Island & Eliot & My Best & Bob: Vinalhaven’
Complete with text in German and English and 10 color screenprints on white Schoellers Parol paper
Folio (251 x 212 mm); in original brown printed wrappers housed in publisher’s printed cardboard slipcase
Very good condition
Estimate: $1,200

This is an extremely important and complete association copy of Robert Indiana and Robert Creeley’s “Numbers”. Indiana has inscribed the title page to his friend Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973). Eliosfon was an active photographer from the 1930s until his death in 1973. In his career, Eliosfon was a staff photographer for Life magazine. Elisofon’s works are in several important collections. Robert Indiana met Elisofon at Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in 1968. Elisofon was the person who first introduced Indiana to the island of Vinalhaven in Maine’s Penobscot Bay. In 1970, Indiana returned to Vinalhaven and rented a studio space there. In 1978, Indiana came back and purchased The Star of Hope Lodge on Vinalhaven, and permanently moved to the island.

Robert Indiana (American, b. 1928)

Robert Indiana, one of the preeminent figures in American art since the 1960s, has played a central role in the development of assemblage art, hard-edge painting and Pop art. A self-proclaimed “American painter of signs,” Indiana has created a highly original body of work that explores American identity, personal history and the power of abstraction and language, establishing an important legacy that resonates in the work of many contemporary artists who make the written word a central element of their oeuvre. He is most famous for his “Love” paintings and sculptures, first produced in the 1960s. His “LOVE” painting was reproduced on a postage stamp in 1973 and his “LOVE” sculptures are installed in public spaces worldwide.

Condition

In overall very good condition. Very minor scuffs to the slipcase cover.

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Robert Indiana (b. 1928) – American Pop artist
Robert Creeley (1926-2005) – American poet and author
“Numbers.” Stuttgart: Edition Domberger & Düsseldorf: Galerie Schmela, 1968. First edition, first printing. Unpaginated.
From a limited edition of 2,500 copies
Inscribed by the Robert Indiana on the title page, ’10 VIII 68 For My 1st Island & Eliot & My Best & Bob: Vinalhaven’
Complete with text in German and English and 10 color screenprints on white Schoellers Parol paper
Folio (251 x 212 mm); in original brown printed wrappers housed in publisher’s printed cardboard slipcase
Very good condition
Estimate: $1,200

This is an extremely important and complete association copy of Robert Indiana and Robert Creeley’s “Numbers”. Indiana has inscribed the title page to his friend Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973). Eliosfon was an active photographer from the 1930s until his death in 1973. In his career, Eliosfon was a staff photographer for Life magazine. Elisofon’s works are in several important collections. Robert Indiana met Elisofon at Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in 1968. Elisofon was the person who first introduced Indiana to the island of Vinalhaven in Maine’s Penobscot Bay. In 1970, Indiana returned to Vinalhaven and rented a studio space there. In 1978, Indiana came back and purchased The Star of Hope Lodge on Vinalhaven, and permanently moved to the