Homage to Lovers, (sculpture).

Homage to Lovers, (sculpture).

Landino, John, 1948- , sculptor.

Homage to Lovers, (sculpture).

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Welded steel, possibly Cor-Ten steel, painted black.

Approx. 8 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 6 5/8 in.

(Proper right, on side near top:) W8 12-45 unsigned

A welded vertical assemblage of steel I-beams and pipes. At grade there is a round steel plate on which rests a square plate, which is the base of the sculpture. The largest component in the assemblage, an I-beam 6 3/8 in. x 12 in. in section, rises from the base to support a long cross piece. Suspended from it is a vertical pipe hanging down. A section of steel cylinder is welded to the top of the T, at an angle. From the proper right of the cross piece three sections of I-beam extend upward and to the rear.

Abstract -- Geometric

Allegory -- Passion -- Love

State of Being -- Emotion -- Love

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New Haven

Located Southwest of 1008 State Street between Edwards & East Streets, New Haven, Connecticut 06051

It is believed the work was executed as part of the New Haven Percent for Art Program in the 1980s.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.

Broadside, "A Guide to Public Art in New Haven," New Haven: City of New Haven, Department of Cultural Affairs, N.d., Upper State.

Office of Cultural Affairs, City of New Haven, 2007.

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