Overview
A dazzling gift, the unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume.
āBeautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers.āĀ āNPR,Ā Best Books of 2017
The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picassoās blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history.
In this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Goghās chrome yellow sunflowers or punkās fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture.
āThis passionate and majesticĀ compedium will leave you bathed in the gorgeous optics of light.āĀ āElle
This book title, The Secret Lives of Color, ISBN: 9780143131144, by Kassia St. Clair, published by Penguin Publishing Group (October 24, 2017) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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