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Mar. 1 | 2012 Franklin Prize
Nominations for 2012 John Hope Franklin Publication Prize for the best-published book in American Studies due
Mar. 1 | 2012 Romero Prize
Nominations for 2012 Lora Romero Publication Prize for the best-published first book in American Studies due
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D'Ambrosio, Paul S. "Ralph Fasanella (1914-1997): The Making of a Working Class Artist," American and New England Studies, Boston University, May 2001.
Despite his fame and talent, American painter Ralph Fasanella (1914-1997) has never been the subject of serious scholarly attention, and his contribution to American culture has not been adequately assessed. The goal of this dissertation is to arrive at a cogent understanding of Fasanella’s life and art through a chronological, systematic study constructed from oral interviews and archival research. Through a contextual, monographic approach, the author argues that Fasanella’s paintings are a visual rhetorical strategy intended to raise the consciousness of the working class. Through his artistically naïve painting style, Fasanella aimed to give workers a strong sense of their heritage, an understanding of the forces that currently shape their lives, and a vision of a better society.
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