Enzo Plazzotta
Enzo Plazzotta (29 May 1921 – 12 October 1981) was an Italian-born British sculptor.[1]
Young Dancer, a bronze opposite the Royal Opera House.
Jeté, a bronze on Millbank, Westminster, London.
Plazzotta was born in Mestre, near Venice, and spent his working life in London. He is best remembered for a fascination with and study of movement in bronze - the human form, horses, ballerinas, and for his female studies, many of which adorn London's streets. He died in London, aged 60.
Works
Public works include:
- Camargue Horses stands on the Waterside Terrace at the Barbican Centre, London
- Crucifixion in the College Gardens of Westminster Abbey.
- Homage to Leonardo stands in Belgrave Square, London.
- Jeté, 1975, on the corner of 46-57 Millbank, Westminster, London (based on David Wall).
- The Hand of Christ stands in front of Dinand Library at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts [2]
- The Helmet,(1964) in front of Lewes Priory; commissioned by Sir Tufton Beamish[3]
- Two Brothers - Boys Town, Nebraska.[4]
- Young Dancer sits opposite the Royal Opera House in Broad Street, off Bow Street, London.
References
- Enzo Plazzotta: Compton Casey Gallery Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/the-hand-of-christ-sculpture-by-italian-sculptor-enzo-news-photo/596955776#/the-hand-of-christ-sculpture-by-italian-sculptor-enzo-plazzotta-in-picture-id596955776
- http://www.publicsculpturesofsussex.co.uk/object?id=75
- "Two Brothers - Boys Town, NE". Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com. Waymarking.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
External links
Media related to Enzo Plazzotta at Wikimedia Commons- Plazzotta Sculpture website
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