Number 3, from "Numbers" / Robert Indiana
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.144
- Title
- Number 3, from "Numbers"
- Artist
- Robert Indiana
- 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 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. Nick S. Nicolas.
- 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
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- european
- european styles and periods
- information form components
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- layout features
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european styles and movements
- numbers
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- script and type forms
- script and type signs
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 973 x 1257
- File Size
- 58 KB
- Record
- 1976/2.144
- Link to this Item
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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.