The Philadelphia Dumpster Divers are a group of about 40 Philadelphia-area based artists, collectors and friends who work largely with found objects and recycled materials. They are notable for their extensive works and group efforts throughout a 30+ year history.

Members

* Betsy Alexander * Kim Alsbrooks * Gretchen Altabef *Harry Anderson * Sara Benowitz * Ellen Benson * Neil Benson * I. George Bilyk * Valerie Black *Robert Bullock * Charmaine Caire * Randall Cleaver * Alden Cole * Carol Cole * cdavid Cottrill * Randy Dalton * Len Davidson * Donn 'Mondo' DesChaine * Charna Eisner *Dan Enright * George Felice * Gwendolyn Fryer * Bruce Gast * David Gerbstadt * Joanne Hoffman * Linda Lou Horn * Hugo Hsu * John Jonik * Ann Keech * Diane Keller * Smokie Kittner * Vance Lehmkuhl *John Lindsay * Leslie Matthews * Kate Mellina * Susan Moloney *Bob Murphy * Taji Nahl * Toni Nash * Kathryn Pannepacker * Dr. Photon * Eva Preston * Joe Revlock *Susan Richards * Ellen Sall *

Leo Sewell Leo Sewell (born ) is an American " found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide. Biography Sewell was born in Annapolis, Maryland, United States and moved to Philadelphia ...

*Michael Simons * Joel Spivak * Jim Ulrich * Sally Willowbee * Burnell Yow! *

Isaiah Zagar Isaiah Zagar (born 1939) is an American mosaic artist based in Philadelphia. He is notable for his murals, primarily in or around Philadelphia's South Street. Early life Zagar received his Bachelor of Arts from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, ...

References

Arts Project to Revive South StreetArticle on GoggleWorks show in Reading, PAThe Please Touch Museum twitters about the dumpster diversNewspaper reference to Please Touch show2004 City Paper article
*[http://www.americanstyle.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=DFD66508141B4DE5A40522CCAACD718E&nm=&type=EcomBB&mod=E-Commerce%3A%3AProduct+Catalog&mid=D30FB4BBE3764A5694C4972616B7262A&tier=3&id=0B4279A544CD4A118C2CA360AFAE6D29 American Style Magazine feature article 'Down in the Dumps in Philly']
Found Object Art Book II with significant coverage of and an essay all about the PDDs and member artistsPDD in the 2006 Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100130022830/http://temple-news.com/2010/01/25/dumpster-divers-say-goodbye-to-south-street/br>Philadelphia Dumpster Divers at Twenty

External links

Philadelphia Dumpster Divers Official SitePhilly Dumpster Divers semi-official flickr feedPhiladelphia Dumpster Divers Official Facebook Page
Arts organizations based in Pennsylvania Found object Organizations based in Philadelphia Culture of Philadelphia