Tightrope Walker (sculpture)

Tightrope Walker

The sculpture in 2014
Artist Kees Verkade
Year 1979 (1979)
Type Sculpture
Medium Bronze
Location New York City, New York, United States

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 14 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tight Rope Walkers - Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia". Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Flying Horses, Tightrope Walkers and Other Campus Icons | Columbia Law School". Law.columbia.edu. 1977-11-28. Retrieved 2016-09-14.

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