This interesting exhibit, organized by the National Steinbeck Center and funded by the California Council for the Humanities, is coming to the Merced County Courthouse Museum on Sept. 23. Featuring 80 original California fruit and vegetable labels, the exhibit depicts a variety of themes ranging from people, animals, comics and sports to the Wild West, patriotism and California scenes. It shows how a good commercial artist could turn a simple crate label into a work of art which reflected the evolution of American values, politics, aesthetics, and technology. A collection of Merced County crate labels will also be on display. The exhibit will run through Nov. 18, 2004.