Record #:

42892

Author(s):

Huler, Scott

Abstract:

"A spectacle of sculptural art colors the sky above a public park in the heart of a town once known for its bustling tobacco trade. In North Carolina's Coastal Plain, city skylines don't require tall buildings- just revolving pieces of scrap metal and an otherworldly imagination." Vollis simpson died in 2013. The city of Wilson created a park to show off 30 of his whirligig creations in 2017.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 88 Issue 11, April 2021, p162-168

Subject(s):

Simpson, Vollis, 1919-; Wilson--Parks; Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park and Museum; Whirligigs