Robert Indiana – The Golden Future of America, 1976

The Golden Future of America (from the An American Portrait 1776–1976 portfolio), 1976

• Artist: Robert Indiana (American, 1928–2018)
• Medium: Screenprint in colors on Arches paper
• Dimensions (sheet): 66 × 51 cm (26 × 20 in)
• Dimensions (image): 57 × 44 cm (22 1/4 × 17 3/8 in)
• Edition: XL/L — number 40 from the deluxe edition of 50
• Signature: Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge — "XL/L R Indiana '76"
• Printer: Simca Print Artists, Inc., New York
• Publisher: Transworld Art, New York 

The Golden Future of America is a color screenprint on Arches paper, executed in 1976 as part of the An American Portrait 1776–1976 portfolio — a landmark publishing project conceived to mark the bicentennial of the United States of America, and one of the most historically significant and culturally resonant collaborative print portfolios of the twentieth century. Signed, dated, and numbered XL/L to the lower edge — number 40 from the deluxe edition of just 50 impressions — and printed by Simca Print Artists, Inc. in New York and published by Transworld Art, New York, this impression represents an acquisition of exceptional rarity, historical importance, and collector significance from one of the most celebrated and iconic artists in the history of American pop art.

Robert Indiana occupies a position of absolute centrality in the history of American art and visual culture. Born Robert Clark in New Castle, Indiana, in 1928 — and adopting the name of his home state as his artistic identity in a characteristically direct and symbolically loaded gesture — Indiana developed in the late 1950s and 1960s a visual language of unprecedented clarity, graphic force, and cultural resonance, working with words, numbers, and the bold typographic forms of American commercial and vernacular culture to produce images of extraordinary power and immediate impact. His LOVE image — first realized as a painting in 1964 and subsequently reproduced as a sculpture, a postage stamp, and one of the most universally recognized icons of the twentieth century — established Indiana as one of the defining figures of American Pop Art and one of the most culturally significant visual artists of his generation. His engagement with the themes of American identity, history, aspiration, and myth — expressed through a visual language of chromatic boldness, typographic precision, and conceptual economy — runs as a constant and defining thread through his entire career.

The work is in very good condition.

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Is this an original work by Robert Indiana? Yes. The Golden Future of America is an authentic color screenprint on Arches paper, executed in 1976 as part of the An American Portrait 1776–1976 portfolio, signed, dated, and numbered XL/L by Indiana to the lower edge — number 40 from the deluxe edition of just 50 impressions — printed by Simca Print Artists, Inc., New York, and published by Transworld Art, New York.

What is the An American Portrait 1776–1976 portfolio? The An American Portrait 1776–1976 portfolio is a landmark collaborative print publishing project conceived to mark the bicentennial of the United States of America — one of the most historically significant and culturally resonant portfolio projects of the twentieth century, bringing together leading American artists to produce works engaging with the themes of American identity, history, and national aspiration.

What is the edition size? The Golden Future of America is number 40 — XL/L — from the deluxe edition of just 50 impressions, a tightly controlled edition size of exceptional rarity that gives each numbered impression a collector desirability and market significance of the highest order.

Who printed the portfolio? The portfolio was printed by Simca Print Artists, Inc. — one of the most technically accomplished and artistically distinguished screenprint studios in New York during the golden age of American pop art printmaking, responsible for producing works by some of the most celebrated artists of the era.

Who published the portfolio? The portfolio was published by Transworld Art, New York — one of the leading fine art publishers of the period, with a distinguished history of producing print editions of the highest quality and institutional significance.

What paper was used? The work is printed on Arches paper — the premier French printmaking paper, produced in the Vosges region of France and prized across the world for its exceptional surface quality, weight, and archival stability.

What printing technique was used? The work is a screenprint in colors — the medium in which Robert Indiana and his Pop Art contemporaries achieved their greatest and most celebrated graphic results, allowing for the reproduction of characteristically bold, flat, and chromatically intense compositions with exceptional fidelity and graphic precision.

What are the dimensions of the piece? Sheet: 66 × 51 cm (26 × 20 in) — Image: 57 × 44 cm (22 1/4 × 17 3/8 in)

Is the work signed? Yes. The work is signed, dated, and numbered to the lower edge — "XL/L R Indiana '76" — in the artist's own hand.

Is the work framed? No. The work is presented unframed.

What is the condition of the work? Very good condition. Full condition report available upon request.