"Fleurs Vivaces Herbacées Pour Les Jardins Canadiens" print (1951) Size:24x36" with many white pulpy bits

with many white pulpy bits texturing the navy and red (especially the navy)

“Panoramic View of the City of Halifax”

This one was running Cambie St

Tuberous Begonias

Les Salades is an energetic woodcut that looks far cooler than what it actually is: a federal government booklet of salad recipes published in 1964

"Fleurs Vivaces Herbacées Pour Les Jardins Canadiens" print (1951) Size:24x36" with many white pulpy bitsBefore the 1940s, most Department of Agriculture booklet covers kept things simple. All had a practical title, most had a spartan typographic scheme, and some had photographs. This one from 1951 follows that earlier model, but thankfully the photograph is gorgeous, the type is modern, and the subject matter is cheerful. I've already mentioned how Crown Copyright makes this collection of covers turned prints possible, but I haven't mentioned how the