In the wake of the stock market crash of 1987, Arturo Di Modica installed his 7 ton sculpture of a bull in the middle of the night in front of the New York Stock Exchange under the Christmas tree as a 'Christmas Gift to the People of NY'. &nbsp;Several hours later it was discovered and was promptly impounded into storage in Queens.

Two days later the artist convinced the Parks Department to have it reinstalled at the bottom of Broadway in Bowling Green. It was released after public outcry and the intervention of Henry Stern, then Parks Commissioner, and was temporarily relocated to its current location two blocks away from the Stock Exchange. Sometimes referred to as the Wall Street Bull, this sculpture represents aggression, financial optimism, and prosperity.

The sculptor Arturo Di Modica spent two years and $325,000 of his own money creating it. &nbsp;

The sculptor Arturo Di Modica with his most famous work, &amp;ldquo;Charging Bull.&amp;rdquo; He spent two years and $325,000 of his own money creating it  

New York Stock Exchange

Bowling Green

Charging Bull

 Jean Parker Phifer, NYC architect and author of Public Art New York, reads a selection on Charging Bull, located to the north of Bowling Green 

In an act of guerrilla art, the Bull was installed on December 15, 1989, in front of the New York Stock Exchange. However, the Bull was not commissioned by the New York City Government and it was promptly impounded. &nbsp;Recorded during the live Great Crashes of Wall Street Tour.&nbsp;