The Secret Lives of Colour

Kassia St Clair

Description

The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most 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, 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.

In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, book tells the vivid story of our culture.

Details

  • Format
    Paperback
  • Pages
    336
  • Size
    195 x 130mm
  • Publisher
    John Murray
  • ISBN
    9781473630833
Stock Code
190435
Our Price
$24.99
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