The art: Brian Ulrich, Kenosha, WI from the “Copia” series, 2003.
The news: “Before the Food Arrives on Your Plate, So Much Goes On Behind the Scenes” by Dwight Garner in the New York Times. Garner’s piece is a review of “The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table,” by Tracie McMillan.
The source: Not If But When, Ulrich’s website. Late last year, Ulrich was my guest on The Modern Art Notes Podcast, during which we talked about his interest in American retail environments.
![The art: Andy Warhol, Heinz Tomato Ketchup Box [Prototype], 1963-64.
The news: “The Indignity of Industrial Tomatoes,” by Barry Estabrook on Gilt Taste. Excerpted from Estabrook’s new book “Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit.”
The source: Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmwbhkZX091qe0into1_500.jpg)
![The art: Carleton Watkins, View from Caleb Carriger Orange Orchard, One Mile South of El Verano, Looking [East] Across Sonoma Valley, ca. 1887. According to the Online Archive of California, the Sonoma Valley Improvement Country hired Watkins to photograph the countryside and estates of the Sonoma Valley as a promotional tool. Best known for his dramatic mountain landscapes, Watkins’ pictures often showed the ways in which the federal government enabled or promoted new agricultural products in California.
The news: “How Uncle Sam Helped Define America’s Diet,” by Renee Montagne on NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
The source: Collection of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, via Calisphere.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmfavlQi971qe0into1_1280.jpg)
