Charging Bull

Charging Bull, a large bronze sculpture in Manhattan’s Financial District, became one of Wall Street’s best-known symbols after Arturo Di Modica created it in response to the 1987 Black Monday crash as an image of strength, resilience, and financial optimism. Di Modica financed the work himself, and with help refining it, had it cast in Brooklyn before secretly installing it outside the New York Stock Exchange on December 14, 1989. Removed by police the same day, it was reinstalled at Bowling Green on December 20 after strong public support and has remained there ever since, becoming both a popular landmark and a subject of debate over the meaning of finance and public art.

New York, New York · United States