vollis simpson's whirligigs

artist: vollis simpson (born 1919)
built: 1986-present
where: wiggins mill road, between wilson & lucama, north carolina
status: visible from the road, no organized tours. (Sometime in 2011 or 2012, the new Vollis Simpson Whiligig Park will open in downtown Wilson, NC.)
vollis simpson web info

Mr. Vollis Simpson and Susanne Theis,
founding director of the The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art


spring 1996 visit





Mr. Vollis Simpson

all photos copyright Lawrence Harris

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