2010.54.15856

America's Labor Heritage

Late 20th Early 21st Century

21.875 in HIGH x 27 in WIDE
(55.56 cm HIGH x 68.58 cm WIDE)

All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.

2010.54.15856

inscription: "the purchase of this painting launches a new initiative promoting art in public places in Rhode Island. (c) Public Domain. an initiative to place the paintings of Ralph Fasanella in museums and public institutions. 244 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740" and the GCIU (#346) logo, all in green on the bottom edge at the right. "15.95" handwritten in pencil on verso bottom left.

Tag words:

Art
History

community struggle

Top of poster has a reproduced painting showing brick buidlings along a flowing body of water with a bridge at the bottom right. To the bottom left of the paitning is "Ralph Fasanella Working the Night Shift 1976 oil on canvas 36" x 54 in green. At the bottom left of the poster is "Rhode Island celebrates / America''s Labor Heritage" in blue. At the bottom right is background on Fasanella''s inspiration for the work, in blue.

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