{"product_id":"an-illustrated-catalog-of-american-fruits-nuts","title":"An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits \u0026 Nuts","description":"\u003cp class=\"booktitlebigred\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eAn Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits \u0026amp; Nuts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"booksubbigred\"\u003eThe U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"catanno\"\u003eIntroduction and text by Adam Leith Gollner. Text by Marina Vitaglione. Contributions by Jacqueline Landy, John McPhee, Michael Pollan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"newspec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"infol\"\u003ePUBLISHER\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artbook.com\/atelier.html\"\u003eAtelier Éditions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"newspec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"infol\"\u003eBOOK FORMAT\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 8 x 11 in. \/ 356 pgs \/ 300 color \/ 8 duotone \/ 5 bw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"newspec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"infol\"\u003ePUBLISHING STATUS\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePub Date \u003cspan content=\"2021-05-15\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"\u003e5\/25\/2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection encompasses 7,497 botanical watercolor paintings of evolving fruit and nut varieties, alongside specimens introduced by USDA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDocumenting the transformation of American pomology, the science of fruit breeding and production, and the horticultural innovations accountable for contemporary fruit cultivation and consumption, the USDA’s collection offers fascinating anthropological and horticultural insights concerning the fruits we ecstatically devour, and why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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 McPhee, Michael Pollan and Marina Vitaglione.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Park Life Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39323357184058,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7069\/products\/an-illustrated-catalog-of-american-fruits-nuts-49.jpg?v=1620415253","url":"https:\/\/www.parklifestore.com\/products\/an-illustrated-catalog-of-american-fruits-nuts","provider":"Park Life Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}