Globe for Unicycle act
MediumMetal, wood, paint
DimensionsGlobe: 58 x 43 x 40 in. (147.3 x 109.2 x 101.6 cm)
Ramp: 114 x 14 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. (289.6 x 37.1 x 7 cm)
Ramp: 114 x 14 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. (289.6 x 37.1 x 7 cm)
ClassificationsProps
Credit LineGift of Lola Goetschi, 2005
Object numberSN11133.a
Emil Goetschi, born in Switzerland in 1921, began performing on the unicycle when he was six years old. With his brothers, Hans and Karl, he formed The 3 Goetschis, a unicycle act that performed throughout Europe. In 1946 Emil Goetschi married tightwire performer Lola Dobritch and the two came to America the following year with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The Goetschis’ act consisted of balancing together in various positions while the bottom man rode a unicycle around the ring. Emil also performed his own stunt, riding a unicycle up the side of his miniature globe. Once at the top, Goetschi would leap his cycle onto a two foot pole mounted on top of the prop.
On View
On viewLocation
- Tibbals Learning Center, 1st floor, Performance Gallery, Wall, East
