Livestock
Heritage: Serving a Nation
Fairs have
always been a change agent, shaping agricultural products
and refining the techniques that create them. Early fairs
were a particularly useful tool for livestock breeders, inspiring
and challenging them to improve the quality and quantity of
our food supply. Animal agriculture has continuously evolved
to meet the changing needs of the nation and world. The story
of animal agriculture goes beyond food to clothing, medical
advances, pharmaceuticals and recreation. Livestock Heritage
is the second exhibition in the FairTime! series, featuring
reproductions of The Fair Publishing House, Inc. (Norwalk,
Ohio) collection of turn-of-the-century fair poster art. This
exhibition helps to foster an awareness of the role of fairs
in the changing field of livestock agriculture.
This exhibition is eligible for funding through the
Michigan Humanities Council's Arts and Humanities Touring
Program. For more information, click
here.
This exhibition has been displayed at the following sites:
Monroe County Fair, Monroe, MI; Marquette County Fair, Skandia,
MI; Genesee County Fair, Mt. Morris, MI; Upper Penninsula
State Fair, Escanaba, MI; Houghton County Fair, Hancock, MI;
Cheboygan County Extension, Cheboygan, MI; Ohio Department
of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, OH; Orange County Fair, Costa
Mesta, CA; Isabella County Fair, Mt. Pleasant, MI; Calhoun
County Fair, Marshall, MI; St. Joseph County Grange Fair,
Centreville, MI; Hillsdale County Fair, Hillsdale, MI; Southwestern
Michigan College Museum, Dowagiac, MI; Eastern States Exposition,
West Springfield, MA; Calhoun County Fair, Marshall, MI,
Kennsington Farm Center, Milford, MI; Old Shawnee Town, Shawnee,
KS; MSU Extension Conference, East Lansing, MI; Huntingdon
County Fair, Huntingdon, PA.
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Rental fee
(8-week period) : |
$1,500, plus shipping |
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Number of pieces: |
20 reproductions of turn-of-the-century paintings created for posters to promote agricultural fairs |
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Running feet required: |
75-100 running feet |
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Insurance Value: |
$8,000 Certificate of insurance required |
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Security requirement: |
Lockable, limited access display area; provisions to prevent the public from touching pieces; fire protection according to local ordinances
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Additional materials available: |
Press materials. Slide/discussion programs are also available to supplement the exhibit: "Early Michigan Fairs," "'Women's Work' at Early Fairs," and "America's Unique Educational Fair".
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Agricultural Fairs in America:
Tradition, Education & Celebration and other merchandise
is available from the Michigan
Traditional Arts Program Store.
This traveling exhibition is an Agricultural Heritage
Program activity of the Michigan State University Museum.
It is made possible with the generous financial and in-kind
support of the Carroll County Youth Fair (Maryland), The Fair
Publishing House, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Lila Wallace-Reader's
Digest Fund, Maas Foundation, Michigan Association of Fairs
and Exhibitions, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs,
Michigan Department of Agriculture, Michigan Humanities Council,
National Endowment for the Humanities, The Office of Racing
Commissioner, Upper Peninsula State Fair, and the following
departments and units of Michigan State University: Office
of the Provost, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Office of the Vice Provost and Dean, Michigan Agricultural
Experiment Station, MSU Extension, Office of Academic and
Student Affairs.
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