Bird Millman, Highwire Dancer - Cañon City, CO
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Max and 99
N 38° 26.475 W 105° 14.228
13S E 479305 N 4254801
Drivers on Royal Gorge Blvd. better watch for this lady crossing a high-wire over the street.
Waymark Code: WM16764
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2022
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This eye-catching sculpture is by an artist who has several pieces in town. Drivers will spot the lady walking on a tightrope on the north side of Royal Gorge Blvd (Highway 50), just east of 7th St.
From the Roadside America tip:
Circus performer Bird Millman O'Day (1890-1940) is posed atop a poll as if about to stroll across Royal Gorge Blvd on a high wire.
A fun life size sculpture about 20 feet above the ground on a pole. Bird Millman O'Day (1890-1940) appears to be walking across an imaginary tightrope strung across Royal Gorge Boulevard. She was one of the most celebrated high-wire performers of all time. During the Golden Age of the American Circus, she was a premiere attraction with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey. The artist is Robert Henderson, who is also responsible for the plane sculptures made from car bumpers that are in several locations around Canon City.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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