"The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. From the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, from Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, from scarlet women to punk's industrial pink, these surprising stories run like a bright thread through history. In this book, Kassia St. Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from 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." Condition: Light kinks on the spine from previous owner. Bought "like new" and never used, condition appears still practically new. No rips, tears, or missing pages. No writing, markings, stickers/sticky notes, or loose papers.

ISBN: 9780143131144