Mangifera indica - Pere Louis
1910
Before color photography could save the day, the USDA hired artists like Elsie E. Lower to paint fruit varieties for farmers to identify. Here she depicts the 'Pere Louis' mango in 1910, showing off its speckled, bruised-looking green and brown skin on top and a juicy cross-section below. The large, fuzzy pit sits in a bed of orange-yellow flesh, documenting a specific Florida harvest for posterity. It’s a beautiful mix of science and art that helped growers know exactly what they were cultivating.
- Technique
- Watercolor
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- Paper
Location: National Agricultural Library, USDA
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