For the Love of Vermont: The Lyman Orton Collection

A New Book on the Art of Vermont—Includes Photographs of Art and Vintage Vermont

For the first time, here is the story of how the proprietor of The Vermont Country Store endeavored over the past forty-five years to retain and repatriate the art of Vermont in his home state. The collection Lyman Orton has built is the most extensive private collection of Vermont fine art by men and women who either already lived here, traveled to Vermont seasonally, or eventually made Vermont their home. All 220 pages are colorfully illustrated, with 107 works of art representing 56 artists who truly captured the Vermont way of life and expressed their love of Vermont.

• Text by Vermont author Anita Rafael, with first-person storytelling and recollections by Lyman Orton
• Colorfully illustrated with 107 works of art representing 56 artists
• Hardcover, 220 pages