Arturo Di Modica, the sculptor of the Charging Bull, dies at 80 in his hometown in Sicily.
The sculptor lived in New York City for over 40 years. He arrived in 1973 and opened an art studio in the SoHo neighborhood. With the help of a truck crane and a crew of 40 men, Di Modica installed the bronze bull sculpture in New York’s financial district without permission on the night of Dec. 16, 1989.