THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKED LIKE: A VISUAL HISTORY

$29.95 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

This Is What Democracy Looked Like, the first illustrated history of printed ballot design, illuminates the noble but often flawed process at the heart of our democracy. An exploration and celebration of US ballots from the 19th and early 20th centuries, this visual history reveals unregulated, outlandish, and, at times, absurd designs that reflect the explosive growth and changing face of the voting public. The ballots offer insight into a pivotal time in American history—a period of tectonic shifts in the…