The Brooklyn that Eilis travels to in 1951 is still the Brooklyn of early 20th century legend, a place reached by ship, with immigrants
from everywhere,
clay and brownstone buildings, and a National League
baseball team that plays at Ebbets Field.
These charred effigies made
from wads of
clay, wire wool, plastic food, cigarettes, pipes,
baseball caps, fat clown noses, bones, brains, toys, bandages, and blobs of paint are amazingly compelling, disturbing, and humorous.