Enzo Plazzotta

Young Dancer, a bronze opposite the Royal Opera House.

Jeté, a bronze on Millbank, Westminster, London.

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
• 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 Helmet,(1964) in the grounds of Lewes Priory; commissioned by Sir Tufton Beamish^[2]
• Two Brothers - Boys Town, Nebraska.^[3]
• Young Dancer sits opposite the Royal Opera House in Broad Street, off Bow Street, London.

References

1. Enzo Plazzotta: Compton Casey Gallery Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
2. http://www.publicsculpturesofsussex.co.uk/object?id=75
3. "Two Brothers - Boys Town, NE". Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com. Waymarking.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

External links

• Plazzotta Sculpture website