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, 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 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. Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture.

I received this book years ago as a birthday present and so enjoyed flipping through and reading different stories each night, each color has a short but in-depth history of the color so it's easy to digest and learn something new! Easy to start and stop without feeling overwhelmed. - Caroline

Details:
1.1" x 5.5" x 8.6"
320 Pages
Hardcover

By Penguin Random House x Kassie St. Claire

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