Vollis Simpson - Part 1Lucama, North Carolina ~Simpson 1 A slideshow containing images by photographer Fred Scruton.
Vollis Simpson (at his home site); Lucama, NC 2008 1 /24
Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2011 2 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2008 3 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2010 4 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2008 5 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2008 6 /24
Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2011 7 /24
Vollis Simpson Restoration Project; Wilson, NC 2017 8 /24
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park; Wilson, NC 2017 9 /24
Vollis Simpson Restoration Project; Wilson, NC 2013 10 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2011 11 /24
Vollis Simpson (closed) Studio Entrance; Lucama, NC 2010 12 /24
Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2008 13 /24
Vollis Simpson Home Site; Lucama, NC 2011 14 /24
Vollis Simpson Home Site; Lucama, NC 2008 15 /24
Vollis Simpson Home Site; Lucama, NC 2011 16 /24
Vollis Simpson Home Site; Lucama, NC 2011 17 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2011 18 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2011 19 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2010 20 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2011 21 /24
Work of Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2010 22 /24
Vollis Simpson Restoration Project; Wilson, NC 2013 23 /24
Vollis Simpson; Lucama, NC 2011 24 /24
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Vollis Simpson (1919 – 2013) Whirligig Farm; Acid Park Art Type or Medium: Environment/Installation
Status: restored and mostly relocated to Wilson, NC
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Secular or Religious: Secular
A veteran of WWII, Vollis Simpson had a metal repair shop and a rigging business in Lucama, North Carolina. He had no background in art, but after retiring, he erected monumental metal whirligig sculptures out of recycled materials. Most of his sculptures have been restored and relocated to the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson, North Carolina.
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