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An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection
By Vitaglione, Marina & others
- ISBN
- 9781733622042
- Publisher
- Atelier
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Starred Review on August 1, 2021 | Reference
Covering everything from the navel orange, Delicious apple, Bartlett pear, and Meyer lemon, to the baobab, loquat, and pekea nut, this volume presents select paintings from the Pomological Watercolor Collection of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, along with a charming assortment of new texts about fruits and nuts. The introduction by Adam Leith Gollner (Working in the Bathtub) explains that between 1886 and 1942, the Division of Pomology commissioned these paintings because "healthy orchards and fruit groves were viewed as crucial to na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
