Tightrope Walker (sculpture)

Tightrope Walker
The sculpture in 2014
ArtistKees Verkade
Year1979 (1979)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Coordinates40°48′27″N 73°57′38″W / 40.807533°N 73.960666°W / 40.807533; -73.960666

Tightrope Walker (sometimes Tight Rope Walker) 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. The work commemorates General William J. Donovan and depicts one figure standing atop another as he tightrope walks.