On August 7, 1974,
Philippe Petit carried out a daring stunt he'd been planning for six years. He secretly suspended a cable between the twin towers of the brand new World Trade Center and walked back and forth between those towers eight times until he was apprehended by the NYPD:
Photos by Jean Louis Blondeau and Jean-Francois Heckel
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Five years after the destruction of the World Trade Center and the murder of some 2,800 innocent people by terrorists, The New Yorker recalled Petit's thrilling walk:
“Soaring Spirit,” by John Mavroudis (concept) and Owen Smith,
The New Yorker, September 11, 2006
August 25, 2015 Update: A copy of the New Yorker of September 11, 2006 signed by Philippe Petit was sold on eBay recently. It is presumably quite rare.
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“Soaring Spirit,” by John Mavroudis (concept) and Owen Smith,
The New Yorker, September 11, 2006 |
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| Philippe Petit in Bryant Park |
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“Soaring Spirit,” by John Mavroudis (concept) and Owen Smith,
The New Yorker, September 11, 2006 |
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| Philippe Petit in Bryant Park |
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eBay Listing Ended October 21, 2015
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John Mavroudis shares his concept art for this New Yorker cover here.
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A miracle of a walk. A mystery, truly unfathomable. Thanks for posting this. How certifiably profound. !
ReplyDeleteI agree, Mike. At some point this daring stunt became something poetic and inspiring.
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