Arturo Di Modica, the sculptor of the Charging Bull, dies at 80 in his hometown in Sicily.

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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.

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