Enzo Plazzotta
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Young Dancer, a bronze opposite the Royal Opera House.
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Jeté, a bronze on Millbank, Westminster, London.
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Sculpture Homage to Leonardo (The Vitruvian Man) 1982 in Belgrave Square, London
Enzo Plazzotta (29 May 1921 – 12 October 1981) was an Italian-born British sculptor.<ref>Enzo Plazzotta: Compton Casey Gallery Template:Webarchive</ref>
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.
WorksEdit
Public works include:
- Camargue Horses stands on the Waterside Terrace at the Barbican Centre, London
- The Crucifixion in the College Gardens of Westminster Abbey.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 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 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The Helmet,(1964) in front of Lewes Priory; commissioned by Sir Tufton Beamish<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Two Brothers - Boys Town, Nebraska.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Young Dancer sits opposite the Royal Opera House in Broad Street, off Bow Street, London.