Fruit

FruitBetween 1886 and 1942, the U. S. Department of Agricultures Pomology Divisionpomology being the study of fruit growingcommissioned an illustrated register of fruits, most of which were painted by women artists. These watercolor illustrations were invaluable to growers, who used them as records of prized varieties that were in danger of being stolen or counterfeited by competitors. Today, the watercolors serve as a time capsule of Americas past

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Jane Austen delighted in language

and private collectors have commissioned numerous major works

Larry Bell

and temples he witnessed in his travels as well as 30 archival images of Burma taken by past explorers

Susan Kaiser Vogel

Organized thematically

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The book is also enlivened by documentary photographs

the rock-carved temple grottoes of China

Paul Gerber

inspirational performance