Found metal objects and cut sheet metal, signed and dated 1998, two part form.

14 3/4 x 16 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.

Acquired by the consignor from Vollis Simpson in the summer of 1998.

Celebrated Wilson County outsider artist with permanent works in the North Carolina Museum of Art, the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore and the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan. His first windmill was produced to power a washing machine while serving in the Pacific during WWII, made from parts of a B-29 bomber. The city of Wilson recently constructed a Whirligig Park featuring the works of Vollis.

A few minor paint flakes; overall in good estate condition.