{"product_id":"ralph-fasanella-images-of-optimism","title":"Ralph Fasanella: Images of Optimism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRalph Fasanella was an activist whose megaphone was his paintbrush. His images, filled with symbolism, chronicle life in early 20th-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 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. “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 the book. “He painted optimism.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover Smyth-sewn book, with jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e128 pages with more than 70 full-color reproductions and photographs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncludes Chronology, Index of Artworks, and Afterword\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten by Marc Fasanella with an Introduction by Leslie Umberger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e© \u003c\/span\u003e2017 Estate of Ralph Fasanella\u003cbr\u003eEssay by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeslie Umberger © Smithsonian American Art Museum. A version of this essay was originally published in conjunction with the exhibition \u003cem\u003eLest We Forget.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChronology \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e© \u003c\/span\u003ePaul S. D'Ambrosio\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• High-quality, premium stock matte art paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Exceptional color reproduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Printed with soy-based inks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Sewn binding ensures long-lasting enjoyment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 10 x 10 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 2.5 lbs\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9780764979507\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1000Artists.com","offers":[{"title":"Unsigned","offer_id":40707452633173,"sku":"rafa9001_book","price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signed","offer_id":40707452665941,"sku":"rafa9002_book","price":88.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1800\/7905\/products\/bookcover_1152x1152_62b4b1b5-6b35-4ad4-bc00-1afd7f4e9019.jpg?v=1696695254","url":"https:\/\/www.1000artists.com\/en-au\/products\/ralph-fasanella-images-of-optimism","provider":"1000|Artists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}