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Robert Indiana will receive this year's Maine in America award, given annually by the Farnsworth Art Museum to honor an individual who has made contributions to Maine's role in American art. This year's presentation will occur during the Maine in America Summer Gala on June 27 on the museum grounds. Previous winners were John Wilmerding (2006), Andrew Wyeth (2007) and Will Barnet (2008).
Indiana's Maine roots go back to 1953, when he received a scholarship to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He moved to New York in 1956 and became a key member of the Pop Art movement, sharing a...