Number 3, from "Numbers" / Robert Indiana

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Accession Number
1976/2.144
Title
Number 3, from "Numbers"
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
born 1928
Medium and Support
silkscreen on paper
Object Creation Date
1968
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
Pop Art
Inscription
Signed and dated, in pencil, l.r.: R. Indiana '68 Numbered, in pencil, l.l.: 59/125
Dimensions
64.4 cm x 49.8 cm (25 3/8 in. x 19 5/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Physical Description
The number "3" in orange in a blue circle with a green background; the word "THREE" written bottom center.
Subject Matter
“Number 3” is part of a series of works based on numbers and reflects Indiana’s interest in the existential aspects of numbers, which he regarded as the basic elements structuring our daily lives, with 1 to 9 representing the spectrum of existence and 0 standing between life and death.
By using a subject matter that can be instantly recognized and accepted, it permitted Indian to concentrate on form and color. He uses an intentional ambiguity based on the principle of redundancy by identifying the number “3” with its letter equivalent, expressing the same abstract concept graphically as both symbol and word.
Primary Keywords
modernist
numerals
pop art
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Record
1976/2.144
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"Number 3, from "Numbers"; Robert Indiana." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-2.144/1976_2.144.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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