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 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

43348

Author(s):

Chester-Davis, Leah

Abstract:

Contributors and promiters mentioned are the Ledbetter Folk Art Auction, the Folk Art Center in Asheville, the John C. Campbell Folk School and the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 54 Issue 5, May 2022, p12-13

Subject(s):

Folk art; Folk Art Center (Asheville); John C. Campbell Folk Art School (Brasstown); Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park and Museum; Ledbetter Folk Art Auctions (Gibsonville)

Record #:

44521

Author(s):

Grady, Kelly

Abstract:

This festival was launched in Wilson in November 2004. Having an intense mechanical curiosity since youth, Vollis Simpson was also fascinated with movement and enjoyed a keen ability for making spectacular moving objects from simple and many times discarded materials. His whirligigs attracted the attention of Wilson city leaders in 2017, who obtained and restored with the aid of a grant many of his fine artworks housed on his farm. the result of this endeavor became the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 17 Issue 3, May 2025, p48-50, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Simpson, Vollis, 1919-; Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park and Museum; Whirligig Festival (Wilson); Festivals--Wilson