Michele La Spina

Michele La Spina was an Italian sculptor.
He was born at Arcireale, Sicily, but worked mostly in Rome. He completed various statuary concepts. Among his works are a Faun making a flute ; a portrait of Lionardo Vigo, cast in bronze by the Nelly Foundry; and a statue of a Dog. He was also active in Florence and Naples. He completed a colossal Bust of Garibaldi in Stucco, exhibited at the Pinacoteca Zelantea and a Monument to the Fallen 1929 in piazza Garibaldi of Acireale. The statue of Caduti was controversial due to the nudity of the standing figure.