Tightrope Walker | |
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Artist: | Kees Verkade |
Type: | Sculpture |
Material: | Bronze |
Metric Unit: | cm |
Imperial Unit: | in |
City: | New York City, New York, United States |
Coordinates: | 40.8075°N -73.9607°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
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]