dorothy-gillespie-american-1920-2012-starburst-tabletop-sculpture
Lot 4151
Dorothy Gillespie (American, 1920-2012), "Starburst" Tabletop Sculpture
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1990, aluminum painted in red, black, white, and light blue enamel, ink signed "Dorothy Gillespie / 10/45" to lower ribbon, mounted on a translucent black acrylic stand.

17 in.

Private Collection of Modern Art and Design, North Carolina

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.

Some minor marks and small areas of paint loss to metal; overall good estate condition.