Young Dancer, Broad Street, Covent Garden (unveiled 1988)
by londonist
a while ago
Description:
Because of its location, close to the heart of tourist London, this is perhaps the most famous of all Plazzotta’s works. Ballet was one of the artist’s favoured subjects, and this bronze sculpture is well placed, close to the opera house. The model is either lacing up her ballet shoes or carefully squeezing a spot. We suspect the former. Note in the background a fine row of old K-2 phone boxes, left there for the tourists.