
"FUNAMBULIST 6-20 (red baton)", 6/2020, bronze, 21"h x16"w x7"d (53h x41w x18d cm)
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
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.



 
    
    

