Wire sculptor Vannoy "Wireman" Streeter was born in 1919
and passed away on May 13, 1999 after a lengthy fight with
cancer. First and best known for his stylized Tennessee
Walking Horses, he also exercised his creative fancy on a
variety of other subject -- wheeled vehicles, animals, and
people --- and gained national exposure in recent years. his
art was very much self-taught and idiosyncratic, and he was
by far the most prolific American artist in his unusual
medium. His work as a stable boy for Strolling Jim, the
first grand champion walking horse, instilled a lifelong
infatuation with the breed. By the mid 80's television and
print features about Vannoy began to call regional attention
to him and to draw folk art collectors to a warm reception
in his modest home. He showed yearly at the Webb Craft Fair
and participated in other art events, and his work gradually
received broader exposure through exhibits, galleries and
shops. Vannoy was a demonstrating artist at the National
Black Arts Festival in 1990 and was honored as the Heritage
Craftsman for 1991. Most recently his work was featured at
both the White House and the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
School Bus 19" long wire sculpture $700 Car 14" long wire sculpture, with denim roof that retracts to
make convertible $500
