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Pecorara, Salvatore,
Abstract
Allegory -- Life
Allegory -- Time
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sunnyvale
Fountain
Sculpture
Omaggio a Tempo, (sculpture).
Artist:
Pecorara, Salvatore, sculptor.
Title:
Omaggio a Tempo, (sculpture).
Dates:
1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cast cement, marble, and metal (?).
Dimensions:
Approx. 14 x 12 x 35 ft.
Description:
An abstract sculpture set in a fountain. Stepping stones lead to a portal-shaped main section near the center of the sculpture. Four stepping stones are on the one side of the portal and three stepping stones are on the other side. There is a ball, possibly made of metal, near the portal.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Life
Allegory -- Time
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sunnyvale
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
City of Sunnyvale, 550 East Remington, P. O. Box 3707, Sunnyvale Community Center, Sunnyvale, California 94088
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: OMAGGIO A TEMPO/"HOMAGE TO TIME"/SCULPTURE BY SALVATORE PECORARO (sic)/JUNE 2, 1989/OMAGGIO A TEMPO WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE/CITY OF SUNNYVALE IN 1988-89 AS PART OF ITS MASTER/PLAN FOR PUBLIC ART. THE ARTIST HAS USED THE/ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS IN THE SCULPTURE TO REFER TO/BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN CULTURES. THE SCULPTURE/IS A TRIBUTE TO AGING AND THE PASSAGE OF TIME.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS CA000728
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000728
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