Harry Anderson's studio will be open to the public as part of the

Philadelphia Open Studio Tour

P O S T

Saturday October 15 and Sunday October 16, 2011

noon to 6:00 p.m.

1205 North 4th Street 3rd floor

Philadlephia, PA 19122

HARRY'S HUNT

Harry Anderson's found object sculptures are composed mostly of the artifacts of work. The tools of our endeavors be they from the family farm or the factory are recycled to create works of art. When seeing something designed purely for function, the inherent beauty of the successfully engineered object speaks to him. Anderson finds his materials at barn sales, in industrial salvage yards, at flea markets, antique shops and yard sales.

"The hunt itself constantly suggests and inspires new directions. The flea markets I haunted through the Seventies and Eighties and the consumer items found there, such as FIESTA WARE, inspired the Installations, Sculptures and Artists Books that were my work then. These days I find many of the materials used in my work in the industrial salvage yards that have been created by the dismantling of U.S. industry. In rural areas tools and equipment that were once commonly in use and are now considered useless present themselves as a