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Ralph Fasanella : Images of Optimism by Lelsie Umberger and Marc Fasanella (2017, Hardcover)
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RALPH FASANELLA - IMAGES OF OPTIMISM - 2017 - BY MARC FASANELLA AND ESSAY BY LESLIE UMBERGER - HARDCOVER BOOK - 128 Pages. The book's dust jacket, cover and the interior are in near mint condition.The title page appears to be signed, but it is not a known Ralph Fasanella signature.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPomegranate Communications, Incorporated
ISBN-100764979507
ISBN-139780764979507
eBay Product ID (ePID)234275890
Product Key Features
Book TitleRalph Fasanella : Images of Optimism
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicArt & Politics, Individual Artists / Monographs, Folk & Outsider Art, American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publication Year2017
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorLelsie Umberger, Marc Fasanella
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length10 in
Item Width10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-059848
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal759.13
Edition DescriptionIllustrated edition
SynopsisRalph Fasanella was an activist whose megaphone was his paintbrush. His images, filled with symbolism, chronicle life in early twentieth-century New York, the American labor movement, the complex bonds of family, and the political injustices and social inequities of his time. His paintings teem with both gritty realities and his own hopeful visions for a prosperous working class.Born in 1914 to Italian immigrant parents, Fasanella was intellectual without formality. Though he never attended art school, he enthusiastically studied the greats, was well read, and was confident in his developed knowledge of painting. He also had an easy way with people, and he found inspiration in those who, like him, worked hard and got their fingernails dirty."His most accomplished works reveal the perversions and promises of the United States: the history of prejudice, oppression, and wage slavery, and the power of opposition, hope, and the struggle for a more egalitarian society," writes Marc Fasanella, the artist's son, in Ralph Fasanella: Images of Optimism. "He painted the beauty, poetry, and social cohesion that define a healthy existence. He communicated these concepts by employing the emotional resonance of persuasive visual metaphor. He painted optimism.", Ralph Fasanella: Images of Optimism showcases nearly seventy of Fasanella's vibrant images of social conscience. An essay by Leslie Umberger articulates Fasanella's life of action and the deep-seated drive behind his work, and Marc Fasanella offers personal perspectives on this artist of the people. Includes Chronology, Index of Artworks, and Afterword.
LC Classification NumberND237.F26F37 2017
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