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Untitled (Whirligig)
Untitled (Whirligig)

Untitled (Whirligig)

Artist Vollis Simpson American, 1919–2013
Date2006
MediumPainted steel and found objects
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth (overall): 57 × 26 × 51 in. (144.8 × 66 × 129.5 cm)
height, width, and depth (upper piece): 35 × 16 × 16 in. (88.9 × 40.6 × 40.6 cm)
height, width, and depth (lower piece): 35 × 26 × 51 in. (88.9 × 66 × 129.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Johnston County Public Schools
Object number2026.8.1a-b
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated by the artist, 2006; sold to AIG Center Art Collection, Johnston County Public Schools, Smithfield, NC, 2006; given to NCMA, 2026. Object Rights Statement

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