This charming children’s book by artist Arthur Geisert explores the ABC’s of farm life around Geisert’s hometown of Bernard, Iowa using his neighbors and their farms and businesses as his models. Fourteen of the etchings, from letters B to O, were on view.

Image: Arthur Geisert, Country Road ABC “M,” pp. 28-29, 2008, hand-colored etching, 18×24 in. The Arthur Geisert Collection, gift of Arthur Geisert, made possible by Jack and Mantea Schmid, 2010.21.