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Michele La Spina (Acireale, 1849 - Rome, 1943) 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 (exhibited in Rome in 1883); 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 (Monumento dei Caduti) 1929 in piazza Garibaldi of Acireale. The statue of Caduti was controversial due to the nudity of the standing figure.

References

1. Biblioteca e pinacoteca Zelantea (ed.). "Il busto di Giuseppe Garibaldi". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
2. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 256.
3. Notes about arts in Acireale.

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