| The Graphic Vegetable: Food and Art from America's Soil Contributor(s): Richman, Irwin (Author), Emery, Michael B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764351877 ISBN-13: 9780764351877 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals - Gardening | Vegetables |
| LCCN: 2016944937 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.7" W x 11" (2.50 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These 580+ juicy images capture the fact that throughout history, artists and artisans have depicted vegetables in remarkable ways. Still lifes, photographs, amusing antique postcards, seed packet art--all sorts of vegetable illustrations have been created to arouse physical and aesthetic appetites, and they are displayed here together with interesting botanical and historical insights. This wealth of vegetable art includes paintings by American artists like Lily Martin Spencer, Ernest Lawson, and Charles Demuth; engravings and lithographs by major printmaking companies like Louis Prang and Company; botanical illustrations; and commercial images drawn from vintage catalogs and seed packets. Vegetables are represented in colorful glory, from the hundreds we appreciate daily--like tomatoes, potatoes, peas, and carrots--to less-familiar vegetables like sea kale, cardoon, and walking onions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Richman, Irwin: - Irwin Richman is Professor Emeritus at the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg and currently the Director of Research and Development for the Heritage Seed Project at the Landis Valley Museum near Lancaster City. His special interest areas are Pennsylvania German culture, American art, and horticulture. He has lived in Lancaster County for over 35 years.Emery, Michael B.: - Michael B. Emery is the Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum's Educator and Volunteer Coordinator. Irwin Richman works with the Landis Valley Associates, a private group dedicated to forwarding the aims of the Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum. They have each authored many books about land use and its traditions. |