Enzo Plazzotta

Italian sculptor

Enzo Plazzotta (29 May 1921 – 12 October 1981) was an Italian-born British sculptor.^[1]

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
The Crucifixion in the College Gardens of Westminster Abbey.^[2]
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 ^[3]
The Helmet,(1964) in front of Lewes Priory; commissioned by Sir Tufton Beamish^[4]
Two Brothers - Boys Town, Nebraska.^[5]
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
^ "Enzo Plazzotta". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ "The Hand of Christ sculpture by Italian sculptor Enzo Plazzotta in".
^ "Object Details | Public Sculptures of Sussex".
^ "Two Brothers - Boys Town, NE". Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com. Waymarking.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.