FUNAMBULIST
2007,  granite / pigmented and sealed steel, 14"h x30"w x4"d

private collection: St. Paul, MN  

Pronunciation: fu·nam·bu·list \-list\

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Function: noun
Etymology: Latin funambulus ropewalker, from funis rope + ambulare to walk
Date: 1824
1 : tightrope walking
2 : a show especially of mental agility


                                      Philippe Petit is a French funambulist who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974.                     

                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

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