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Pop artist Robert Indiana, best known for his 1960s LOVE series, has died at his island home off the coast of Maine. He was 89.
Indiana died on Saturday from respiratory failure at his Victorian home in a converted Odd Fellows hall, a fraternal order lodge, where he had lived for years on Vinalhaven Island, said James Brannan, his attorney.
The Robert Indiana sculpture LOVE in John F. Kennedy Plaza, commonly known as Love Park, in Philadelphia, Monday, May 21, 2018.
Photo: AP Photo/Matt RourkeFriends had expressed concern for his well-being because the reclusive artist had not been heard from for some time. A lawsuit filed in New York City the day before his death suggested he was purposefully isolated by his caretakers.
Brannan declined to comment on the situation.
The artist's LOVE sculpture, in which the "L" and a leaning "O" sit atop the "V" and the "E," is instantly recognisable worldwide. But he has created other works as well, including a HOPE design, similar to LOVE, in honour of former President Barack Obama.