dorothy-gillespie-american-1920-2012-i-descending-ribbon-i-i
Lot 1110
Dorothy Gillespie (American, 1920-2012), Descending Ribbon I
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Enamel painted aluminum, 8 ft. two-part wall installation sculpture, ink signed, titled and numbered UH92063E, with original mounting screws.

Approximately 100 x 35 x 6 in.

Private Art Collection, Wilmington, North Carolina

A prolific and talented artist, Gillespie shared her talents by teaching and lecturing at various colleges throughout her lifetime. Her exuberant colorful dancing strips and ribbons have graced many public spaces including an installation of 185 sculptures that comprise “Color, Light and Motion” to fill the plaza in front of New York’s Rockefeller Center in 2003. Her sculptures may be found in numerous public collections and museums including the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Thalian Hall, Wilmington, NC; Asheville Art Museum; and more.

Good estate condition.