Arturo Di Modica
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Arturo Di Modica (January 26, 1941 – 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.
Sicilian artist (1941–2021)
Arturo Di Modica | |
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 Di Modica and Charging Bull in 2014 | |
| Born | (1941-01-26)January 26, 1941 Vittoria, Sicily, Italy |
| Died | February 19, 2021(2021-02-19) (aged 80) Vittoria, Sicily, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian and American |
| Notable work | Charging Bull (1987–1989) |
| Movement | Post-war modern art |
English sculptor Henry Moore nicknamed Di Modica “the young Michelangelo”[1] after they met in Italy in the 1960s.