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| − | '''Tight Rope Walker''' is a sculpture on [[Revson Plaza]], the bridge above [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. It was created by [[:w:Kees Verkade|R. Kees Verkade]] between [[1973]] and [[1979]]. | + | '''Tight Rope Walker''' is a sculpture on [[Revson Plaza]], the bridge above [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. It was commissioned for placement on the [[Morningside Heights campus|Columbia campus]] by "the Friends of Maj. Gen. William B. Donovan". Donovan was an alumnus of [[Columbia College]] and [[Columbia Law School]], and [[:w:World War II|World War II]] veteran. The sculpture was subsequently created by [[:w:Kees Verkade|R. Kees Verkade]] between [[1973]] and [[1979]]. It was officially gifted to the university in [[1979]]. |
| − | The sculpture is set in bronze and is 14 ft 3 inches tall. | + | The sculpture is set in bronze and is 14 ft 3 inches tall. It is on a 7 ft pedestal. One figure balances on the shoulders of another as the two cross a tight rope. Both figures are remarkably tall and thin, and they hold out their arms to help balance themselves. |
| − | Sometimes people hang laundry out to dry on the tightrope walkers' arms. | + | Sometimes people hang laundry out to dry on the tightrope walkers' arms. In [[2007]], some people placed a mattress below the Tight Rope Walker, with "just in case" written on the mattress.<ref>[http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3445 Bwog post about the Tight Rope Walker mattress prank]</ref> |
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| − | In [[2007]], some people placed a mattress below the Tight Rope Walker, with "just in case" written on the mattress. | ||
== Photo gallery == | == Photo gallery == | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:10 27 43.JPEG|With [[St. Paul's Chapel]] in the background. By C. Szabla, C'07. | Image:10 27 43.JPEG|With [[St. Paul's Chapel]] in the background. By C. Szabla, C'07. | ||
Image:10 27 42.JPEG|By C. Szabla, C'07. | Image:10 27 42.JPEG|By C. Szabla, C'07. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 11 April 2007
Tight Rope Walker is a sculpture on Revson Plaza, the bridge above Amsterdam Avenue. It was commissioned for placement on the Columbia campus by "the Friends of Maj. Gen. William B. Donovan". Donovan was an alumnus of Columbia College and Columbia Law School, and World War II veteran. The sculpture was subsequently created by R. Kees Verkade between 1973 and 1979. It was officially gifted to the university in 1979.
The sculpture is set in bronze and is 14 ft 3 inches tall. It is on a 7 ft pedestal. One figure balances on the shoulders of another as the two cross a tight rope. Both figures are remarkably tall and thin, and they hold out their arms to help balance themselves.
Sometimes people hang laundry out to dry on the tightrope walkers' arms. In 2007, some people placed a mattress below the Tight Rope Walker, with "just in case" written on the mattress.[1]
Photo gallery
With St. Paul's Chapel in the background. By C. Szabla, C'07.
By C. Szabla, C'07.
