[PAR] [TLE] Tightrope Walker (sculpture) [SEP] 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. [PAR] [TLE] William J. Donovan [SEP] William Joseph ("Wild Bill") Donovan (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat.  Donovan is best remembered as the wartime head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, during World War II.  He is also known as the "Father of American Intelligence" and the "Father of Central Intelligence".  "The Central Intelligence Agency regards Donovan as its founding father," according to journalist Evan Thomas in a 2011 "Vanity Fair" profile.  The lobby of CIA headquarters, in Langley, Virginia, now features a statue of Donovan.  Thomas observed that Donovan's "exploits are utterly improbable but by now well documented in declassified wartime records that portray a brave, noble, headlong, gleeful, sometimes outrageous pursuit of action and skulduggery."
[PAR] [TLE] Tightrope Walker ( sculpture ) [ SEP ] 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 . [PAR] [TLE] William J. Donovan [ SEP ] William Joseph ( " Wild Bill " ) Donovan ( January 1 , 1883 – February 8 , 1959 ) was an American soldier , lawyer , intelligence officer and diplomat . Donovan is best remembered as the wartime head of the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) , the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency , during World War II . He is also known as the " Father of American Intelligence " and the " Father of Central Intelligence " . " The Central Intelligence Agency regards Donovan as its founding father , " according to journalist Evan Thomas in a 2011 " Vanity Fair " profile . The lobby of CIA headquarters , in Langley , Virginia , now features a statue of Donovan . Thomas observed that Donovan 's " exploits are utterly improbable but by now well documented in declassified wartime records that portray a brave , noble , headlong , gleeful , sometimes outrageous pursuit of action and skulduggery . "
Tightrope Walker is an outdoor bronze sculpture that commemorates an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat best remembered as the wartime head of what?
Tightrope Walker is an outdoor bronze sculpture that commemorates an American soldier , lawyer , intelligence officer and diplomat best remembered as the wartime head of what ?
Office of Strategic Services
Office of Strategic Services