Liberty '76

1974-1975

Robert Indiana

Associated Names
Robert Indiana

Artist, American, 1928 - 2018

Styria Studio

Printer

Lorillard, A Division of Loews Theatres, Inc.

Publisher

The image shows bold, geometric shapes. There is a large yellow star on a blue circular background with rows of small white stars. The main motif is the number "76" in red. Surrounding the design is black text on a white border saying "THEY CHOSE TO BE FREE WE CHOOSE." Red vertical lines appear on the blue background. At the bottom, the word "LIBERTY" is displayed in green.
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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G29

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on Lenox 100% Rag wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Lorillard Tobacco Company)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 101.28 × 91.44 cm (39 7/8 × 36 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2589

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sheehan 1991, no. 84

  • Portfolio Title

    Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lorillard Company, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • Artists Celebrate the Bicentennial, United States Information Agency (Tour of Europe), 1976-1977

1989

  • Under Pressure: Western Printmaking from the 15th Century to the Present, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, Florida; Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1989-1990

Bibliography

1975

  • Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence. New York: Lorillard Company, 1975, pp. 16-17.

1991

  • Sheehan, Susan. Robert Indiana Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1951-1991. New York: Susan Sheehan Gallery, 1991, p. 55, no. 84.

Inscriptions

lower left on screen: © Lorillard 1975; lower left in graphite: 12/125; lower right in graphite: R. Indiana

Markings

embossed lower left margin: Styria Studio

Wikidata ID

Q77012061

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