Dorothy Gillespie (American, 1920-2012), Untitled

Circa 1990, enamel painted aluminum. ink signed to a lower tendril, colorful ribbon wall sculpture emerging from a dark painted ground plate.

46 1?2 x 15 x 8 in.

From the Collection of The Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation

A prolific and talented artist, Dorothy 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 condition; some surface marks, minor small dents, dust soiling to crevices, and small enamel losses.

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