American Anemoia
Exhibition Catalog

Anemoia (pronounced “an-uh-moi-uh”), from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, describes nostalgia for a time never experienced. This catalog, inspired by historic seed and nursery catalogs from the first half of the 20th century, channels the earnest voice of another era to present the exhibit's predominantly native plant palette. Replete with quotations and references from the horticultural literature, it serves as both an interpretive tool and an insight into the extent to which native plants have always found their way into American gardens. Looking at the exhibit or reading this catalog, you may wonder whether the plants here arrived by bird or by trowel.

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