Arturo Di Modica

Arturo Di Modica (January 26, 1941 – February 19, 2021) was an Italian-born American sculptor. He was known for his Charging Bull sculpture which he left outside the New York Stock Exchange on December 15, 1989, as his gift to the United States. Di Modica received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 1999. Di Modica was born in Vittoria, Sicily.

Di Modica died on February 19, 2021 in Vittoria, aged 80. The cause of death was cancer.

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