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In 1986 labor activist Ron Carver initiated an effort to place Ralph's
paintings in public spaces where the very people who are subjects of
these works could view them. Ralph said, "When I started to paint, my main
objective was to paint pictures of life that were real, of working people
struggling and trying to survive in the city, yet trying to get some joy
out of life, and to get working people to see them. . . .I didn't paint
my paintings to hang in some rich guy's living room. My paintings are
about people and they should be seen by people, not hidden away." To date
over fifteen of Ralph's paintings are on display in airports, union
buildings, city halls, subways, museums, and libraries.
Locations of Fasanella Paintings"Red Sky," Lewiston/Auburn College, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, Maine "Junk Men," Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts "Bread and Roses," Heritage State Park Visitors' Center, Lawrence, Massachusetts "Working at the Mill," O'Leary Library, University of Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts "Labor Education," New Bedford City Hall, New Bedford, Massachusetts "Working the Night Shift," State Administration Building, Providence, Rhode Island "Dress Shop," New York State Historical Association, Fenimore House Museum, Cooperston, New York "Family Supper," Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Ellis Island, New York "Joe the Iceman," Museum of American Folk Art, New York City "CWA Organizing Committee," Communications Workers of America Headquarters Building, Washington, D.C. "Night Shift," Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. "Iceman Crucified," Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C. "Build Your Union," Flint Public Library, Flint, Michigan "Don't Mourn, Organize," Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing (rotating ownership with Ferris State University, Big Rapids, and Wayne State University, Detroit) "City Scene," Milwaukee Museum of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin "Welcome Home Boys," Oakland Airport Terminal Building, Oakland, California "Night Game: Practice Time," pending/promised bequest, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York "Subway Riders," pending placement, 53rd & 5th Avenue Subway Station, New York City "The Great Strike: Lawrence, 1912," anticipated placement, United States Capital Building, Washington, D.C.
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