And the answer is ...
d) a Christmas card
Even though it's now an iconic image, featured in many sculptures around the world and the subject of a famous postage stamp, Robert Indiana first created LOVE for the New York Museum of Modern Art's Christmas card. The first sculpture was made six years later, in 1970, and can now be seen at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
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Showing posts with label public art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label public art. Show all posts
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
New York Trivia Tuesday
Starting this month, if you're the first person to comment with the correct answer on Trivia Tuesday posts, you'll get 50% off the Amazing New York Race of your choice! Feeling smart? Then answer this week's challenge:
Does this sculpture look familiar? Created by famous American
artist Robert Indiana, LOVE is one of the most iconic sculptures of the last hundred years. Reproductions have been made for over 30 cities worldwide; you can find them in Istanbul, Hong Kong, Lisbon, and on Sixth Avenue in NYC.
But before LOVE was a sculpture, it got its start in New York as just a drawing. Created by Indiana in 1964, what was the image first used for?
a) a magazine ad
b) a New York tourism logo
c) a postage stamp
d) a Christmas card
Check back on Thursday for the answer to this week's trivia question, and to see if you're the winner!
Does this sculpture look familiar? Created by famous American
artist Robert Indiana, LOVE is one of the most iconic sculptures of the last hundred years. Reproductions have been made for over 30 cities worldwide; you can find them in Istanbul, Hong Kong, Lisbon, and on Sixth Avenue in NYC.But before LOVE was a sculpture, it got its start in New York as just a drawing. Created by Indiana in 1964, what was the image first used for?
a) a magazine ad
b) a New York tourism logo
c) a postage stamp
d) a Christmas card
Check back on Thursday for the answer to this week's trivia question, and to see if you're the winner!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
What Figure Did Diego Rivera Refuse to Remove from his Mural?
And the answer is ...
c) Vladimir Lenin
A known socialist, Diego Rivera depicted several scenes of Moscow May Day and a portrait of Lenin in his original mural. Although he offered to counterbalance the images with a portrait of Lincoln, he refused to remove them, causing Nelson Rockefeller to paper over the entire mural. Although restorers attempted to save it a year later, the mural was beyond repair and was destroyed. It was replaced by a mural called "American Progress," by Josep Maria Sert.
c) Vladimir Lenin
A known socialist, Diego Rivera depicted several scenes of Moscow May Day and a portrait of Lenin in his original mural. Although he offered to counterbalance the images with a portrait of Lincoln, he refused to remove them, causing Nelson Rockefeller to paper over the entire mural. Although restorers attempted to save it a year later, the mural was beyond repair and was destroyed. It was replaced by a mural called "American Progress," by Josep Maria Sert.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
New York Trivia Tuesday
During the holidays, visitors to Rockefeller Center's famed ice skating rink will glide next to the plaza's illuminated Prometheus statue, one of the most recognized public art pieces in the country.
Sculptor Paul Manship isn't the only famous artist who created works for Rockefeller Center, though. Diego Rivera created a mural for the lobby of the RCA building that sits on the plaza--but you can't see it today. That's because Nelson Rockefeller papered it over after Rivera refused to remove this famous figure from the mural:
a) Karl Marx
b) Jesus
c) Vladimir Lenin
d) Fidel Castro
Think you have the answer? Check back on Thursday for the answer to this week's trivia question!
Sculptor Paul Manship isn't the only famous artist who created works for Rockefeller Center, though. Diego Rivera created a mural for the lobby of the RCA building that sits on the plaza--but you can't see it today. That's because Nelson Rockefeller papered it over after Rivera refused to remove this famous figure from the mural:
a) Karl Marx
b) Jesus
c) Vladimir Lenin
d) Fidel Castro
Think you have the answer? Check back on Thursday for the answer to this week's trivia question!
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