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LOVE sculpture back on display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art after restoration

Posted at 4:46 PM, Mar 09, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-09 16:46:50-05

INDIANAPOLIS -- Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE sculpture is back on display in the Pulliam Family Great Hall at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

The sculpture was removed from the outdoor display for two months of critical conservation treatment because it was starting to corrode from prolonged contact with the outdoor elements.

Completed in 1970, the iconic sculpture was one of the first created from Cor-Ten steel and is accepted as the original version of Indiana’s LOVE sculptures.

The piece has been on display at the museum since it was acquired in 1975. 

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