Through his lawyer, Jamie Thomas issues a statement denying allegations made by the attorney for Indiana’s estate, saying he always had the artist’s best interests at heart.
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Robert Indiana’s caretaker sues artist’s estate, seeking $2 million for legal fees
Jamie Thomas says he has had to defend himself against a federal lawsuit claiming he exploited the famous artist before he died last year.
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Estate of ‘LOVE’ artist Robert Indiana tries to halt reproduction of iconic images
Lawyers representing the late artist attempt to terminate licensing agreements for his art nearly one year after he died on Vinalhaven.
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Robert Indiana owned paintings up for auction to pay bills, repair Maine home
Christie’s in New York is offering two pieces of art from the private collection of Vinalhaven artist Robert Indiana in a controversial sale to help pay the mounting legal bills of the late artist’s estate and make critical repairs before winter to his deteriorating island home, the once-grand Star of Hope. Maine Preservation listed the […]
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Robert Indiana's Vinalhaven home needs love if it's to be museum
ROCKLAND (AP) — Pop artist Robert Indiana died in a house with a hole in the roof and pigeons living inside. The front windows are now boarded up. Buckets collect water. Clapboards are peeling. The degraded condition of the Victorian, dubbed the Star of Hope, means millions of dollars will have to be spent to […]
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Foul play ruled out in death of artist Robert Indiana
The Maine Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled out foul play in the death of artist Robert Indiana, but the cause of death remains in question. Mark Belserene, administrator of the Office of the Medical Examiner, announced the findings Friday afternoon. In a statement to the Press Herald, he wrote, “Robert Clark (Indiana)’s cause and manner […]
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Acclaimed artist Robert Indiana dies at his Maine island home at 89
Robert Indiana, the sign painter from the Midwest who moved to New York and became a celebrated pop artist before departing for the deep isolation of his overstuffed Vinalhaven home, died in that island home Saturday. He was 89. His attorney, James Brannan of Rockland, said Indiana died of respiratory failure. Indiana, best known for […]