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The Tightrope Walker
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

The Tightrope Walker

Artist Everett Shinn (American, 1876 - 1953)
Date1904
MediumPastel on cardboard
Dimensionssight: 11 3/8 x 11 x 9 in. (28.9 x 27.9 x 22.9 cm)
framed: 18 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (46.4 x 48.9 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineBequest of Ruth P. Phillips
Object number2005.23.4
Collections
DescriptionPastel drawing of a female circus performer walking across a tightrope while holding two open parasols and balancing a chair on her chin. An audience looks on at the bottom of the frame.
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