dorothy-gillespie-american-1920-2012-i-festival-journey-i-wall-sculpture
Lot 3047
Dorothy Gillespie (American, 1920-2012), Festival Journey Wall Sculpture
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
1985, enamel painted aluminum, edition 11 of 20, ink signed and edition numbered lower right ribbon, inscribed to verso with title and date. Includes the artist's 1998 catalog Dorothy Gillespie, ink signed and dedicated by the artist.

24 1/2 x 18 x 13 in.

From the Collection of a Gentleman, Cave Springs, Virginia

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.

Overall good estate condition; some scuffs to verso from wall display