Sixty-Six - Bartlesville, OK - Silhouette Public Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Robert Indiana, whose father worked for Phillips Petroleum, created this wonderful "66" sculpture. It is located in Unity Plaza, south of the Price Tower. The two digits are red and sea-green, and are about eight feet tall by 12 feet wide, on a black rectangular foundation. The tilt of the sixes are recognized from Indiana's LOVE sculpture.

Text on sign:

Robert Indiana (born 1928)
Sixty-Six, 2004
Polychrome aluminum
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Lyon Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Silas, Mr. George R. Kravis II, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Romines, Phillips Petroleum Company by exchange, and others 2004.17.

Robert Indiana, whose father worked for Phillips Petroleum Company, was inspired by the colors of the Phillips 66 gas station signs set against the Midwestern sky. Price Tower Arts Center engaged the artist to create this monumental sculpture, Sixty-Six, which is derived from his personal iconography. The artist evokes that great icon of the road, the Phillips 66 logo, and the mystique of Route 66, in this sculpture through the slanted double sixes and the quotation of the old gas station colors. The influence these exerted throughout Indiana's career is evident in the famous tilted "O" that makes his famous LOVE image so instantly recognizable and effective.

Title of Piece: Sixty-Six Artist: Robert Indiana Material/Media: Polychrome Aluminum Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Unity Square, Bartlesville Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]

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