Post by barb43 on Feb 20, 2021 18:11:27 GMT
Wall Street Charging Bull sculptor Arturo Di Modica 'dies aged 80'
The sculptor behind Wall Street's famous Charging Bull statue has died aged 80, reports say. Friends of Arturo Di Modica told Italian media that the sculptor died in his home town of Vittoria, Sicily. He had been fighting cancer for many years, La Repubblica reported.
The bull was originally installed in New York in 1989 without permission.
It was designed to represent the "strength and power of the American people" after the 1987 market crash.
Police seized the 7,100 pound (3,200 kg) bronze statue from its position outside the New York Stock Exchange. But following a public outcry, city officials allowed it to be reinstalled days later in the heart of Manhattan's financial district.
It has gone on to become one of the most recognizable images of New York, and a major tourist attraction.
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56137600
The sculptor behind Wall Street's famous Charging Bull statue has died aged 80, reports say. Friends of Arturo Di Modica told Italian media that the sculptor died in his home town of Vittoria, Sicily. He had been fighting cancer for many years, La Repubblica reported.
The bull was originally installed in New York in 1989 without permission.
It was designed to represent the "strength and power of the American people" after the 1987 market crash.
Police seized the 7,100 pound (3,200 kg) bronze statue from its position outside the New York Stock Exchange. But following a public outcry, city officials allowed it to be reinstalled days later in the heart of Manhattan's financial district.
It has gone on to become one of the most recognizable images of New York, and a major tourist attraction.
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56137600