"Blossoms & Thorns: The Legacy of Richmond’s Historic Japanese American Nurseries" combines contemporary and historic photographs and artifacts to document the cut flower nurseries that began in Richmond in the early 1900’s and continued for over 100 years. This exhibit at The Richmond Art Center, September 14 – November 13, 2010.
About the Author
Matthew Matsuoka
mmatsuoka
Richmond, CA
Publish Date September 10, 2010
Dimensions Standard Landscape 86 pgs
Standard Paper
Category Arts & Photography
Tags Osborn, Ken, Oakes, Fletcher, Matsuoka, Matthew, Gailing, Ellen, Seville, Michele, Graves, Donna, Anderson, Emily, Miraflores, Nurseries, American, Japanese, Center, Art, Richmond, RAC
sevillem says
This book captures an exquisite blend of historic and contemporary photos of Richmond's historic Japanese American floral nurseries. What was a 100-year-old thriving industry is now just a memory, but this book brings it back to life.
posted at 10:38am Sep 12 PST