Circa 1990, aluminum painted in red-orange, green, turquoise, pink and salmon enamel paint, ink signed "Dorothy Gillespie / 7/30 / VE" and numbered "E586028E."

13 3/4 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 to metal, overall good estate condition.