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 "FUNAMBULIST 
        IV (stretch)"2008,  granite / pigmented and sealed steel, 13"h x20"w 
        x6"d
 private collection Pronunciation: fu·nam·bu·list 
        \-list\     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.              
                         
       
              
     
   
 shown here on side cabinet by Jonathan Sweet
 
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