Robert Indiana

“The film was a vital part of the Farnsworth’s 2009 Robert Indiana exhibition. It gave viewers something they couldn’t have experienced in the exhibition itself: an intimate, revealing portrait of the artist and his remarkable home and studio environment, a former Odd Fellows lodge called the Star of Hope. Dale Schierholt captured both Indiana and the Star of Hope in a film that very much stands on its own”.

-Michael K. Komanecky
Chief Curator Farnsworth Art Museum

A Visit to the Star of Hope: Coffee with Robert Indiana offers viewers an intimate visit with the legendary Pop Artist who created the iconic image LOVE. Filmmaker Dale Schierholt has remastered the film in HD and updated this new release with material not seen in his original film. Through candid conversations and a tour of his home, a rambling Victorian lodge hall he called The Star of Hope, Indiana offers us insight into the motivations of some of his most important works and gives the viewer an insightful look at a fascinating life.