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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 catalogues and seed packets. Vegetables are represented in colourful glory, from the hundreds we appreciate dail, like tomatoes, potatoes, peas, and carrots, to less-familiar vegetables like sea kale, cardoon, and walking onions. AUTHOR: Michael B. Emery is the Landis Valley Village and 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 and Farm Museum. They have each authored many books about land use and its traditions. 587 colour and b/w images

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Revels and excels in doing the detective work and bringing history to life. -Amy Goldman, conservationist and author; vice chair, Board of Managers, The New York Botanical Garden; special advisor to the Board, Seed Savers Exchange If you ever want to have an enticing peek at American cultural history, sit down and spend a few hours with Irwin Richman's and Mike Emery's original books. Seemingly unimportant artifacts such as postcards or seed packages illuminate the values and desires of an era. -Elizabeth Ely, Chair, Washington Square Park Conservancy, New York City Another visually stunning work by my colleagues... rich in photographs, artwork, drawings, advertisement art, botanical information, history, and a touch of humor. -Joseph Schott, Farm & Garden Manager, Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum A clear window to material and social history...fascinating. We benefit from their rich knowledge and depth of detail to visualize how things worked long ago. Equally valued are the wealth of illustrations... a pleasure to read. -Pat Brodowski, Vegetable Gardener, Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation

If you ever want to have an enticing peek at American cultural history, sit down and spend a few hours with Irwin Richman's and Mike Emery's original books. Seemingly unimportant artifacts such as postcards or seed packages illuminate the values and desires of an era. --Elizabeth Ely, Chair, Washington Square Park Conservancy, New York City Revels and excels in doing the detective work and bringing history to life. --Amy Goldman, conservationist and author; vice chair, Board of Managers, The New York Botanical Garden; special advisor to the Board, Seed Savers Exchange Another visually stunning work by my colleagues... rich in photographs, artwork, drawings, advertisement art, botanical information, history, and a touch of humor. --Joseph Schott, Farm & Garden Manager, Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum A clear window to material and social history...fascinating. We benefit from their rich knowledge and depth of detail to visualize how things worked long ago. Equally valued are the wealth of illustrations... a pleasure to read. --Pat Brodowski, Vegetable Gardener, Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Revels and excels in doing the detective work and bringing history to life.--Amy Goldman, conservationist and author; vice chair, Board of Managers, The New York Botanical Garden; special advisor to the Board, Seed Savers Exchange If you ever want to have an enticing peek at American cultural history, sit down and spend a few hours with Irwin Richman's and Mike Emery's original books. Seemingly unimportant artifacts such as postcards or seed packages illuminate the values and desires of an era.--Elizabeth Ely, Chair, Washington Square Park Conservancy, New York City Another visually stunning work by my colleagues... rich in photographs, artwork, drawings, advertisement art, botanical information, history, and a touch of humor.--Joseph Schott, Farm & Garden Manager, Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum A clear window to material and social history...fascinating. We benefit from their rich knowledge and depth of detail to visualize how things worked long ago. Equally valued are the wealth of illustrations... a pleasure to read.--Pat Brodowski, Vegetable Gardener, Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation

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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. 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.

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