Tight Rope Walker

Tight Rope Walker is a sculpture on Revson Plaza, the bridge above Amsterdam Avenue. It was created by R. Kees Verkade between 1973 and 1979. The sculpture was then gifted to the school in 1979 by "the Friends of Maj. Gen. William B. Donovan". Donovan is an alumnus of Columbia College and Columbia Law School.

The sculpture is set in bronze and is 14 ft 3 inches tall.

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.

Photo gallery

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  With St. Paul's Chapel in the background. By C. Szabla, C'07.

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  By C. Szabla, C'07.