Charging Bull facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Charging Bull |
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| Artist | Arturo Di Modica |
| Year | 1989 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 11 feet (3.4 m) tall & 16 feet (4.9 m) long |
| Weight | 7,100 pounds (3,200 kg) |
| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 40°42′20″N 74°00′48″W / 40.705576°N 74.013421°W | |
Charging Bull is a sculpture in Bowling Green, Manhattan, New York City. It was put there without permission by Arturo Di Modica in 1989 but because it was popular it stayed.
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History
Creation
The bull was cast by Arturo Di Modica in the Bedi-Makky Art Foundry at a cost of about $360,000. On 15 December 1989, Di Modica put the 3.5 ton statue under a Christmas tree on Broad Street, outside the New York Stock Exchange.
Images for kids
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Charging Bull is at the northern tip of Bowling Green.
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Arturo Di Modica in 54 Crosby St studio where Charging Bull was conceived
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2017: Arturo Di Modica and his representative Jacob Harmer, Sicily
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A poster showing a ballerina on the Charging Bull to promote the Occupy Wall Street movement
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Charging Bull covered in a blue tarp and surrounded by barricades in June 2020 during the George Floyd protests in New York City
See also
In Spanish: Toro de Wall Street para niños
