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Todi changes

This is a guest post by Sanborn’s brother Charles. My wife Kathryn & I have been in Todi in Umbria for the last month and I thought I’d post a few photos of the main square in town before and after they erected 4 sculptures by Beverly Pepper. These were originally displayed here in the 70s but now that she is 97, she decided to donate 22 of these sculptures to the town of Todi which is where she has lived and worked most of her adult life.

Piazza del Poppolo before the sculture
Looking the other way
4 sculptures. They somewhat remind me of the Ceri of Gubbio which are used in a festival in mid-May each year. The citizens of Todi are divided. Some hate them and others feel that they are good for the city. I quite like them.

4 Replies to “Todi changes”

  2. What an intriguing and succinct commentary on the often controversial nature of public art. Thank you, Charles.
    -Marilyn

  3. What an intriguing and succinct commentary on the often controversial nature of public art. Thank you, Charles.

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