American artist Ralph Fasanella is noted for his celebration of urban working life and the common man. Through his colorful and detailed works he critiqued many complex issues in postwar America. This beautiful and evocative online exhibit is designed to complement a lovely in situ exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Fasanella's story is fascinating; he started painting in his early 30s and often incorporated themes such as endurance and struggle into his art. On this site, visitors can look over a slide show of his work, view an archived webcast featuring his son discussing his work, and also read commentaries by noted art experts, Leslie Umberger and Ron Carver. First-time visitors should check out the cut-away view of urban living in, "Pie in the Sky,” 1947, and his remarkable 1966 work, "Modern Times.”