The Great Strike (IWW Textile Strike)

1978 · oil · Ralph Fasanella

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The Great Strike (IWW Textile Strike) by Ralph Fasanella, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, living
Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Living room
The Great Strike (IWW Textile Strike) by Ralph Fasanella, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Ramino Opaque White, kids' room
Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Ramino Opaque White · Kids' room
The Great Strike (IWW Textile Strike) by Ralph Fasanella, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, restaurant
Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Restaurant
The Great Strike (IWW Textile Strike)

Story

Rows of brick buildings and factories rise above streets packed with people, trains threading through the dense industrial scene as a strike unfolds across the city. Crowds gather in clusters, filling the roadways beneath smokestacks and windowed facades in this layered depiction of collective action. Painted in oil in 1978, the piece comes from Ralph Fasanella (1914–1997), an American painter and trade unionist.

Where it works

Muted artwork suited to living rooms and kids' rooms, and to restaurants, in a horizontal format.

CreatorRalph Fasanella
Year1978
Mediumoil
Original dimensions65 x 118 in.
SKUralph-fasanella-2026-005_frgc_1224
Archive IDrs:100:63277