The Great Wallenda Walks above Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
DateAugust 14, 1972
Artist
Fred Comegys
(American photographer, born 1941)
MediumDigital print
Dimensionsimage: 12 7/8 × 19 1/2 in. (32.7 × 49.5 cm)
sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in. (40.3 × 50.6 cm)
sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in. (40.3 × 50.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist and Stuart M. Grant, 2011
Object number2011-111
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextBalancing 150 feet above 30,000 spectators, Karl Wallenda takes a 600-foot tightrope walk across Veterans Stadium during a doubleheader between the Phillies and Montreal Expos in August, 1972. The 67-year-old patriarch of the "Flying Wallendas" completed the stunt in 17 minutes, pausing to stand on his head. His performance came two weeks after he watched his son-in-law plummet to death during a circus act. "It was the toughest walk I ever made," Wallenda said.
Fred Comegys
September 26, 2010
