Ralph Fasanella: A Painter of the Working Class Heart Ralph Fasanella, a name perhaps less familiar than many giants of American art, nevertheless holds a profound significance within the narrative of social realism and labor history. Born in the vibrant, often challenging, landscape of the Bronx in 1914 to Italian immigrant parents – his father an ice delivery man, his mother a garment worker deeply involved in antifascist activism – Fasanella’s life was inextricably linked to the rhythms and struggles of the working class. He didn't emerge from an art academy; instead, he arrived at paint…