''Tightrope Walker'' (sometimes ''Tight Rope Walker'') is an outdoor
bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...
by Dutch artist
Kees Verkade, installed on
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
's Revson Plaza in
Upper Manhattan, New York City, in 1979. The work commemorates General
William J. Donovan
William Joseph "Wild Bill" Donovan (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat. He is best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to ...
and depicts one figure standing atop another as he
tightrope walks.
See also
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1979 in art
References
External links
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1979 establishments in New York City
1979 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Manhattan
Columbia University campus
Monuments and memorials in Manhattan
Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan
Sculptures of men in New York City
Statues in New York City
Tightrope walking
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