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The Golden Future of America
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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The Golden Future of America

Artist/Maker (United States, 1928-2018)
Date1976
MediumScreen print
DimensionsSight: 22 3/8 x 17 3/8 in. (56.8 x 44.1 cm)
Sheet: 26 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (66.4 x 51.1 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Kenneth and Helyne Treister
Terms
    Object number94.0037.08.10
    DescriptionPop Art "sign" with Ben Franklin's words celebrating U.S. Bicentennial in blue, red and gold.
    Like many of Robert Indiana's works, The Golden Future incorporates a famous quote, this time about American democracy. This positive theme, extended through imagery that references our coinage and paper money, alludes to America's economic well being. The phrase "Golden Future," certainly a pun, might relate to either the gold standard that is the backbone of our monetary system, or to 1960s optimism during the JFK era. The title of the work might also provide a further link to Indiana's American Dream theme. Taken literally, it refers to the potentially lucrative, but speculative commodities market.
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