List of Love sculptures

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LOVE statue in the IMA lobby.jpg
First LOVE sculpture, at Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, (Left) in its original place outside and (Right) where it is now displayed inside the museum.
LOVE sculpture Arts Park in New Castle, Indiana LOVE Arts Park.jpg
LOVE sculpture Arts Park in New Castle, Indiana
In New York City, New York LOVE sculpture NY.JPG
In New York City, New York
In John F. Kennedy Plaza, Philadelphia with Museum of Art in the far background LOVE Park Philly.JPG
In John F. Kennedy Plaza, Philadelphia with Museum of Art in the far background
At the Scottsdale, Arizona Civic Center LOVE-Sculpture-Scottsdale-Arizona.jpg
At the Scottsdale, Arizona Civic Center

Robert Indiana's pop art Love design was originally produced as a print for a Museum of Modern Art Christmas card in 1965. The first LOVE sculpture, in Indianapolis, was made in 1970. Since then, it has been released in many different incarnations and sculptural versions now appear in urban centers around the globe. Variants employ the Hebrew, Chinese,[ citation needed ] Italian and Spanish languages.

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Versions of Love in the United States

In the Presidio, San Francisco, California. Love Love Robert Indiana Tennis Court Presidio San Francisco California.jpg
In the Presidio, San Francisco, California.

Versions of Love in Canada

In San Francisco, California SFMOMA Indiana Love.jpg
In San Francisco, California

Versions of Love in Europe

At Langen Foundation in Neuss-Holzheim, Germany Langen Foundation SIMG3035.jpg
At Langen Foundation in Neuss-Holzheim, Germany
AMOR at exhibition in Valencia, Spain (2007) Love04.jpg
AMOR at exhibition in Valencia, Spain (2007)
Love in City of London Love Sculpture London City.jpg
Love in City of London

Versions of Love in Asia

Versions of Love in South America

Love sculpture displayed at the Parque metropolitano El Lago in Bogota, Colombia LOVE sculpture Bogota.jpg
Love sculpture displayed at the Parque metropolitano El Lago in Bogotá, Colombia

Versions of Love in other languages

Updated and edited as of 08/23/19

Love sculpture in Hebrew is displayed at the Israel Museum Ahava.jpg
Love sculpture in Hebrew is displayed at the Israel Museum

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