Atelier Editions - An Illustrated Catalog Of American Fruits & Nuts The U. S. Department Of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A kaleidoscopic celebration of the USD a's pomological collection offering an engaging biophillic meditation upon the sweetest of the earth's produce The United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection encompasses 7,497 botanical watercolor paintings of evolving fruit and nut varieties alongside specimens introduced by USD a plant explorers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Assembled between 1886 and 1942, the collection's remarkable botanically accurate watercolors were executed by some 21 professional artists (including nine women). Authored largely before the widespread application of photography the watercolors were intended to aid accurate identification and examination of fruit varietals for the nation's fruit growers. Documenting the transformation of American pomology the science of fruit breeding and production and the horticultural innovations accountable for contemporary fruit cultivation and consumption the USD a's collection offers fascinating anthropological and horticultural insights concerning the fruits we ecstatically devour and why. With an abundance of reproductions from the collection this gorgeous volume encompasses fruit - suffused anecdotes and observations drawn from the fields of archaeology and anthropology horticulture and literature ancient representation and contemporary visual art. It includes contributions by authors Jacqueline Landy John Mc Phee Michael Pollan and Marina Vitaglione.
Title: An Illustrated Catalog Of American Fruits & Nuts The U. S. Department Of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection
Brand: Atelier Editions
Barcode: 9781733622042
Pages: 356 Pages, 313 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 5/25/2021
Category: Gardening: Plants