Tightrope Walker (sculpture)
| Tightrope Walker | |
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| Artist | Kees Verkade |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| 40°48′27″N 73°57′38″W / 40.807533°N 73.960666°W | |
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Life Force - Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ "Tight Rope Walkers - Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ "Flying Horses, Tightrope Walkers and Other Campus Icons". Columbia Law School. November 28, 1977. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
External links
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Media related to Tightrope Walker by Kees Verkade at Wikimedia Commons
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