love

yesterday, i had an art lesson with my 3rd grade classes on pop artist, robert indiana. his iconic love painting has always been a favorite of mine. and despite, but supporting, wikipedia's blackout protest yesterday, we were able to find some fun and interesting facts about the artist...

robert indiana's love was originally a commission by moma for a christmas card in 1964. in 1973, it was the first in the u.s. postal service's regular series of "love stamps". and on valentine's day in 2011, indiana created a similar image of love for google, which was displayed that day in place of the search engine site's normal logo. and the artist was born, robert clark. it wasn't until he moved to new york for art school, from his home state of indiana, that he changed his name to robert indiana.

pop art is always a favorite when we take a look at different artists and movements in history. here are a few of my 3rd grader's colorful and ethereal versions of the famous work.