Thorough, comprehensive, assiduous, meticulous, conscientious, painstaking, methodical, rigorous, in-depth, exhaustive, all-embracing, & anal-retentive book I have ever read: and to think when it came out I, as an artist who loves & revels in color, was so excited, that instead of waiting to read a Library copy (there was a humongous wait list) I bought one to own.That was a mistake, but I learned (well no, I let most of it pass me over) more than I ever wanted to know, that I didn't even know was possible to know, about:White + Seven (7) variationsYellow + Ten (10) variationsOrange + Six (6) variationsPink + Seven (7) variationsRed + Seven (7) variationsPurple + Six (6) variationsBlue + Eight (8) variationsGreen + Eight (8) variationsBrown + Eight (8) variationsBlack + Eight (8) variationsIncluded is a Preface & six (6) chapters prior to the investigation of the history of each color AND a Glossary, Notes, Bibliography (and suggested other reading), Acknowledgements, & Index all for 320 pages of mind-numbing, sleep inducing reading.I am an artist I use color, lots & lots of color I mistakenly thought this book would further my knowledge of what I already knew: Lead white or red or orange is poisonous Green is from arsenic & therefore also poisonous & William Morris used it heavily in his clothing & wallpaper Sepia is squid ink and cochineal (which we have & talk about at the Garden I docent at), used as natural food coloring, is a Bug!It took me well over 6-8 months to read this and it hurt my brain. “This passionate and majestic compedium will leave you bathed in the gorgeous optics of light.” - Elle Read more Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh’s chrome yellow sunflowers or punk’s fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization.
From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso’s 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.
The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers.” -NPR, Best Books of 2017
One of USA Today's “100 Books to Read While Stuck at Home During the Coronavirus Crisis ”Ī dazzling gift, the unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume.
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