Dellon Marcus Dewey
Created vibrant nursery marketing illustrations
Dellon Marcus Dewey was a bookseller and publisher in Rochester, N.Y. Starting in the late 1850s Dewey produced brightly colored illustrations of fruits, flowers, and ornamental trees to be used by traveling sales representatives from the nursery to market their products to consumers. By the 1870s Dewey had produced so many images , he began compiling portfolios and custom plate books and portfolios for customers.
Artworks by this artist
- Osband’s Summer Pear 1872
- Easter Beurre Pear 1872
- Red Astrachan 1872
- Douglas’ Spruce 1872
- Beurre Giffard Pear 1872
- Menzies’ Spruce 1872
- Buffum Pear 1872
- The Flemish Beauty Pear 1872
- Baily Sweet Apple 1872
- Beurre Superfin Pear 1872
- Yellow Bellflower 1872