Tightrope Walker (sculpture)

Tightrope Walker
The sculpture in 2014
ArtistKees Verkade
Year1979 (1979)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Coordinates40°48′27″N 73°57′38″W / 40.807533°N 73.960666°W / 40.807533; -73.960666

Tightrope Walker (sometimes Tight Rope Walker)[1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Dutch artist Kees Verkade, installed on Columbia University's Revson Plaza in Upper Manhattan, New York City, in 1979.[2] The work commemorates General William J. Donovan and depicts one figure standing atop another as he tightrope walks.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Life Force - Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tight Rope Walkers - Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Flying Horses, Tightrope Walkers and Other Campus Icons". Columbia Law School. November 28, 1977. Retrieved September 14, 2016.


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