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
- Michael Simons
- Joel Spivak
- Jim Ulrich
- Sally Willowbee
- Burnell Yow!
- Isaiah Zagar
References
- Arts Project to Revive South Street
- Article on GoggleWorks show in Reading, PA
- Article on 14th Annual Awards Banquet
- The Please Touch Museum twitters about the dumpster divers
- Newspaper reference to Please Touch show
- Dumpster Rental Company Des Moines
- 2004 City Paper article
- South Street Show a Philadelphia Weekly Pick
- Sedgwick Cultural Center show an A-List choice
- 1999 InBusiness Magazine article (text version) on the Dumpster Divers
- 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 artists
- PDD in the 2006 Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race
- Dumpster Divers Retake South Street
- Philadelphia Dumpster Divers at Twenty
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