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Artist Arturo Di Modica, who sculpted the Charging Bull statue on Wall Street, dies aged 80 – ABC News
Arturo Di Modica, the Italian artist who sculpted the bronze Charging Bull statue in New York that became an icon of Wall Street, dies in his hometown in Sicily…
The artist who sculpted Charging Bull, the bronze statue in New York which became an iconic symbol of Wall Street, has died in his hometown in Italy at age 80.
Key points:
- Di Modica had installed the bronze bull sculpture in New York’s financial district without permission on the night of December 16, 1989
- He left Sicily, at age 19 for Florence, where he studied at the Fine Arts Academy
- At the time of his death, he was working on prototypes for a twin horse sculpture he planned to make for his home…
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