AFA Summer 2019

Antiques & Fine Art 93 2019 Fig. 7: The Builder’s Basket, basket, John G. Garrett (b. 1950), 1999. Oxidized steel, aluminum, miscellaneous metal findings, c-clamps, springs, partial yardstick, vintage steel skate components, aluminum louvers, metal cigarette boxes, house numbers, drawer pull, circuit board, metal mesh, electrical conduit, tin, copper tubing, fan covers, washers, nuts, latches, steel, copper rivets. Folded and riveted, Fabrication. H. 17¾ , W. 20, D. 21 in. Lent by the artist (RRR.2). Constructed in memory of his father, The Builder’s Basket includes materials Garrett collected while cleaning out the elder Garrett’s garage. As an electrician, his father accumulated a variety of mechanical objects that differed from the artifacts Garrett himself salvages from thrift and antique stores. By using materials found in his father’s workshop and collaging them into a form associated with his work, Garrett commemorates his father’s life through the “stuff” he left behind.