Jete - Millbank, London, UK
N 51° 29.382 W 000° 07.662
30U E 699400 N 5708196
This 1975 sculpture, by Enzo Plazzotta, is attached to the corner of a building on the north west side of Millbank opposite Riverside Gardens and a short walk from Tate Britain.
Waymark Code: WMNB6R
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/05/2015
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There are two bronze plaques attached to the wall beneath the sculpture. The upper one tells us:
Jete (1975)
by Enzo Plazzotta
unveiled by
The Rt Hon The Earl of Gowrie
Minister for the Arts
in July 1985
The lower plaque tells us:
Sculpture
based on the dancer
David Wall
and cast by
The Morris Singer Foundry Limited
The Londonist website tells us:
Jeté (1975) by Enzo Plazzotta, Millbank
This beautiful bronze captures dancer David Wall in full flight heading for the Thames and looking to the skies. Once you’ve finished admiring the elegant, soaring figure, admire the technical skill that anchors the sculpture to its pedestal by a trailing cloth tied to the dancer’s waist.
Wikipedia tells us about Enzo Plazzotta:
Enzo Plazzotta (May 29, 1921 – October 12, 1981) was an Italian-born British sculptor.
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.