In A Shirtwaist Story, Delia Robinson portrays, through a unique combination of graphic novel and art book, the haunting memories of a relative of the family whose New York sweatshop was destroyed in the notorious 1911 fire in which 146 garment workers perished.
Other Fomite Books by Delia Robinson
The Waters Prevail
Cover and interior artwork
Alfabestiario
AlphaBetaBestiaro
Connections
The Annotated Nose
Cover only
Miriam’s Book
About the Author:
Delia Bell Robinson lives in Montpelier, Vermont, where she paints, writes, sings songs, and continues a family tradition creating figural clay whistles.
Interview by Lisa Peet in Bloom
Essay on the Shirtwaist fire and A Shirtwaist Story
Review in Seven Days
Review in The Montpelier Bridge
