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Coordinates: 40°4827N 73°5738W / 40.807533°N 73.960666°W / 40.807533; -73.960666
 

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

  1. ^ "Life Force - Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia". Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  • ^ "Tight Rope Walkers - Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia". Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  • ^ "Flying Horses, Tightrope Walkers and Other Campus Icons". Columbia Law School. 1977-11-28. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
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