Maria Spelterini poster, c. 1877
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Cameron, Chantal
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A poster of coloured drawings depicting tightrope walker Maria Spelterini. There is a portrait of Spelterini with her name in the middle of the poster, surrounded by 10 sketches of her performing. These sketches depict her performing various feats on a tightrope including sitting, cycling, kneeling, pushing a wheelbarrow, standing on a chair; firing a cannon; walking with a sheet covering her face; sitting at a table with a cup in her hand; and walking with buckets on her feet.
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Maria Spelterini (1853-1912) was an Italian tightrope walker. She is best known for being the only woman to walk on a tightrope over the Niagara gorge in July 1876. This feat was performed as part of the celebration of the United States centennial. She followed her initial performance with several variations, including walking with peach baskets on her feet, blindfolded, and with her ankles and wrists shackled.
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