Ralph Fasanella's America.

D'AMBROSIO, Paul S.:

ISBN 10: 0917334264 / ISBN 13: 9780917334269

Verlag: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, 2001., 2001

Beschreibung

176 pp; illus. (some color). Original cloth, 4to. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket. Published in conjunction with the exhibition on view at the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y., April 1-Dec. 31, 2001, the New-York Historical Society, New York, N.Y., April 1-July 15, 2002, and the Mennelo Museum of American Folk Art, Orlando, Fla., Aug. 15-Nov. 30, 2002. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 24453

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ralph Fasanella's America.

Verlag: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, 2001.

Erscheinungsdatum: 2001

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition

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Book by DAmbrosio Paul S

Reseña del editor:

Ralph Fasanella (1914-1997) was a self-taught painter whose body of work is one of the most compelling artistic critiques of post-World War II America. His bold, colorful paintings - intricately detailed yet unified in composition - speak powerfully of a distinct working-class identity and culture, and of the dignity of labor. This profusely illustrated volume, which includes seventy-four color images of Fasanella's paintings as well as numerous personal photographs, provides the first comprehensive look at the life and career of this important American artist. Ralph Fasanella's America explores the formative influences on Fasanella's art: his Italian immigrant family and neighborhood; Catholic reform school; his work life; his involvement in progressive causes such as the Spanish Civil War and organized labor. The book also traces Fasanella's development as an artist by examining his paintings in the context of twentieth-century American social and political history. The author of this volume, Paul S. D'Ambrosio, knew Fasanella for more than sixteen years, D'Ambrosio conducted extensive interviews with him, his family, friends, and associates.