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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Standing Tall at NC Museum of Art


Park of the campus of the NC Museum of Art was built on 
acreage where the Polk Youth center was located years ago.
Thankfully the powers that be decided this beautiful piece of masonry/art
should remain on the property.


North Carolina Museum of Art
"A masonry smokestack rising on the outskirts of Raleigh, 130 feet tall and 60 years old, is about to be symbolically reincarnated. It's to become a beacon of progress – for the North Carolina Museum of Art, for the City of Raleigh and for a regional system of parks and greenways."


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Whirlygig
Vollis Simpson, North Carolina’s most famous visionary artist, created our Wind Machine in 2002. Typical of his work, ours was made from various recycled metal parts including fan blades, bicycle rims, and industrial truck parts, and painted in bright patriotic colors. Unfortunately, they quickly deteriorated in the outdoor environment. Over the years the hardware-store-quality paint faded and peeled, parts fell off, and many of the fans stopped spinning.





The photo below was borrowed from the NC Museum of Art website
This shows the Whirlygig installation

May 2019 we visited Mr. Simpson's beautiful Whirly gig Park
in Wilson, NC.  Click here if you would like to see more.




Next set of standing tall
Small cities sit below each tall sculpture



23 comments:

  1. we love the whirligig much more than the scary wind-thingies we have now everywhere...

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  2. Hari Om
    Such interesting things!!! The cities one has me looking again and again - biggified! YAM xx

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  3. Wow, those are all fascinating. I'd love to see the whirlgig's on a windy day. I bet that thing is getting it! The other smokestack and the last sculptures are all really interesting. Thanks for sharing them with us.

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  4. It says that Simpson's wind machine can take flight with just the slightest breeze. I think it would be wonderful to hear it see it in motion. I too like it better than the new wind machines that are out there now. A lot of imagination and resourcefulness here with the whirligig. Fun post!

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  5. i like both of these. i always wish i had artistic talent when i see amazing things like this

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  6. What fun stuffs! Love the whirligig!

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  7. What a fun place to visit. It's too bad the whirligig doesn't move like it should any more.

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  8. Incredible. I do think I visited here when you shared the whirly-gig day. But, Ixm gonna double check.

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  9. What a fun day! Thanks for sharing these photos!

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  10. How fun. I love whirlygigs. I would love to see this in person.

    Have a fabulous day, my friend. Big hug. ♥

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  11. I'm glad the smokestack got to stay. That Wind Machine is very cool looking!

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  12. We love whirlygigs too!!

    The Florida Furkids

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  13. So many interesting things to see!!! Our neighbor who has the donkeys has several very curious-looking whirlygigs in her yard.

    Woos, Lightning and Timber

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  14. I love those cities! There is so much detail to see.

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  15. I love that lake. So peaceful looking.

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  16. I love the whirlygig!!!! My goodness - it looks like so much fun!!!! Thanks for a light-hearted post.

    I had to smile about the halo being over Madi's tail in your new banner :)

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  17. The smoke stack looks cool. I think they made the right choice to keep it.

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  18. What a lovely park! Both the whirlygigs and the cities are soooo unique and beautiful!

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  19. The tall sculpture things are pretty spectacular.

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