Circa 2000, painted metal and found objects, three-wheeled crop duster form, mounted atop a tall rod and rotor stand, unsigned.

41 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.

Consignor purchased directly from the artist circa 2008.

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.

Scattered paint flaking and some rusting, else good estate condition.