Tightrope Walker (sculpture)

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Tightrope Walker
Tightrope Walker by Kees Verkade Columbia University, NYC (June 2014).jpg
The sculpture in 2014
Tightrope Walker (sculpture)
Artist Kees Verkade
Year1979 (1979)
TypeSculpture
Medium Bronze
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Coordinates 40°48′27″N73°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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  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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