John Outterbridge, Artist

Let Us Tie Down Loose Ends, from the Containment Series , c. 1968

Let Us Tie Down Loose Ends is from Outterbridge's Containment Series. The low-relief assemblage sculpture includes leather straps, aluminum panels, bolts, nails, and various other found materials, all obtained from a scrapyard in Pasadena. During Outterbridge's childhood, his father worked as a hauler, and this influenced his use of detritus and scrap materials in his artwork.