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Gates’s activities cover a tremendous range, encompassing painting, sculpture, ceramics, video and installation, propelled by his activities as an archivist, collector, preservationist historian and salvager.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022

Mr. Outterbridge came to know assemblage through his handyman father, an avid salvager who filled his family’s backyard with items from the junk trade.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2020

Growing up in depression-era North Carolina, Outterbridge inadvertently came to know assemblage through his father, an avid salvager.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2019

A salvager named Chuck Dutton hits a payday when a woman comes by his business and signs away the rights to her entire property.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2016

As the whirring of the last salvager receded, Dworn got cautiously to his feet.

From World of the Drone by Abernathy, Robert