John Dillinger

“Every man wants a lady looking sad at his grave. Most of the time, the only way he can do it is to build a statue.”

Does Shelley Long belong in our Hoosier Hall of Fame? Does John Dillinger? Let us make the case.

It’s a safe bet the pop artist won’t attend the show, but here you can preview some of Robert Indiana’s pieces appearing at the IMA, including some prints exclusive to us.

Editor’s Note, March 27, 2013: This article originally appeared in the July 2004 issue of IM alongside this feature story. In 2009, actor Johnny Depp played Dillinger in the movie Public Enemies, about the Indiana desperado’s notorious Depression-era crime spree. Earlier this month, the Indianapolis International Airport announced plans to display Dillinger’s 1933 Essex Terraplane. […]

Though the ambush in Chicago cut short Dillinger’s crime spree and meteoric rise to fame, it sealed his reputation as one of the great bank robbers of all time. And his untimely, violent death made him an idol.