Constantin Boym (American, born Russian, 1955)
Laurene Leon Boym (American, born 1964)
Triangle Shirtwaist Company, March 25, 1911, “Buildings of Disaster,” 1998–2008, from the series “Souvenirs for the End of the Century” (1997–Ongoing)
Boym Partners Inc., United States
Limited edition: No. 116 in an edition of 500 (identification label and handwritten number are located on the underside of the object)
Medium: bonded nickel
Dimension: 3 1/2 in. × 2 7/8 in. × 2 5/8 in. (8.89 cm × 7.37 cm × 6.6 cm)
Provenance: Purchased from Moss, New York, NY
Note: Includes original box and packaging material.
Condition: The object's surface and crevices contain some dust. There is wear and scratching on the underside of the object, including on the identification label. Works in this series present production irregularities in form and surface. Some photographs might feature irregular edges due to how they may be manipulated by eBay’s automatic background-removal editing feature. Please reference photographs for details. If further photographic views are desired, please ask.
Additional information: Works in this series are included in significant museum collections, including the Brooklyn Museum and SFMoMA.
Design, architecture, monument, history, memory, trinket. keepsake, collecting, consumerism, garment workers, immigrant women and girls, women's blouses, labor, sweatshop, factory, fire, death, exploitation, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Women's Trade Union League, Factory Investigating Commission, Max Blanck, Isaac Harri, Greenwich Village. New York City.