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Braddock's Demise

Object number2020.42.1

Artist Joan Iversen Goswell

Date1988

MediumWood; Steel; Metal; Plexiglas plastic; Twine; Paint(?)/Ink(?); Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Joan Iversen Goswell

DescriptionArtist's book. Covers made of repurposed crate sides with finger joints along short sides. Front of cover has metal plate applied at center that covers stamped shield emblem. Back of cover has stamped text. Bound inside are twelve (12) shards of transparent Plexiglas plastic bound with steel wire and white twine. Inside front cover in top left area is applied wood panel with black stamped town name; to right of panel is black stamped year. Also inside front cover is applied wood shard at top center and two metal components in bottom left quadrant. Inside back cover along bottom edge are applied metal components. Along right edge of back cover are nine protruding nails.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Closed): 16.25 × 12.75 × 2.5 in. (41.3 × 32.4 × 6.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (Displayed open - approximate): 16.25 × 21 × 8.5 in. (41.3 × 53.3 × 21.6 cm)
MarksInside front cover in top left area is applied wood panel with black stamped text "BRADDOCK"; to right of panel is black stamped "1988".

Back of cover has stamped text at center "50 LBS. 1 1/4 X 8 / AMERICAN / PERMISSIBLE EXPLOSIVES / SAME AS APPROVED BY U.S.B. OF MINES / AMERICAN 25 / FORMERLY BURTON-12-GENITE C-2 / E- -".
Historical NotesArtist's book entitled "Braddock's Demise" by Joan Iversen Goswell.Label TextThe Braddock Books (set): cover Braddock's Demise and book Braddock's Hope Goswell created this set from found materials to document the decline of the town of Braddock when U. S. Steel experienced a major downturn in the 1970s and 80s and its recent resurgence under Mayor, now Lieutenant Governor, John Fetterman.

Related institution United States Steel Corporation

Related institution United States Bureau of Mines

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