ARTS and CULTURE
Deceased, Return To Sender: Writing To The Triangle Victims
Jonathan Vit |
As the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire approaches, one artist captured the tragedy’s scale by sending letters to the dead.
Anthony Giacchino addressed 146 letters to the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, a 1911 tragedy that triggered broad reforms to fire and work regulations.
As the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire approaches, one artist captured the tragedy’s scale by sending letters to the dead.
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