Arturo Di Modica

Arturo Di Modica (January 26, 1941 β€“ February 19, 2021) was an Italian sculptor, widely known for his Charging Bull sculpture that he left outside the New York Stock Exchange between pre-dawn police patrols on December 15, 1989.

Arturo Di Modica
Di Modica and Charging Bull in 2014
Born(1941-01-26)January 26, 1941
DiedFebruary 19, 2021(2021-02-19) (aged 80)
Vittoria, Sicily, Italy
NationalityItalian and American
Notable workCharging Bull (1987–1989)
MovementPost-war modern art

English sculptor Henry Moore nicknamed Di Modica β€œthe young Michelangelo” after they met in Italy in the 1960s.

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