Steampunk at the Fuller

I have always been extremely fond of this wonderful museum, with its great location in the park, the really pleasing architecture, and of course, its really creative and inquiring curating.   The "Steampunk" exhibition, with artists getting their inspiration from Brockton's vanished shoe industry, is magical,  a tour-de-force of metal, plastic, gears, tubing, and found stuff.
Here are a few pictures from the exhibit. The six objects at the start, not identified, are from the expanded area of the museum store at the entrance which are on sale. The exhibit work is identified.

The next three objects are part of the permanent collection, not part of the

Steampunk exhibit, obviously.  But I do admire them.

Jennifer Walstead

"Good Girls Wear Pearls" Necklace

Peter Olson

"Uncommon Exposures"

Billie Ruth Sudduth

Penland Pottery Basket

When you walk into the Steampunk exhibit, the most overwhelming sight is the huge object below,

installed in the gallery, and stretching around the room.  The entire object is crafted from nails.

John Bisbee

"Human Obsession"

Sam Ostroff

"Matzeliger Humachine"

John Belli

"Shoe City Airship No. 7"

Detail of above

Michael Ullman

"Shoe Carousel"

Jim Bremer and Ruth Buffington

"The Sky's the Limit"

John Belli

"Ladyslipper: Land Speed Racer"

Bruce Rosenbaum

"Shumachine"

Jim Bremer and Ruth Buffington

"One Giant Step for Brockton"

Detail of above

Jim Bremer, Ruth Buffington, and Doreen Kassel

"The Flyover Shoe Boys"

The Fuller has done itself, and Brockton, proud.  It was a delight to visit.