Name: The Secret Lives of Color (in English)
Price: 16.10 USD
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Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Kassia St. Clair
ISBN: 9780143131144

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Kassia St. Clair

Publisher

Penguin Books

Year

2017

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.3 x 14.0 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.60 kg.

ISBN13

9780143131144

Synopsis "The Secret Lives of Color (in English)"

One of USA Today's "100 Books to Read While Stuck at Home During the Coronavirus Crisis" A dazzling gift, the unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume. "Beautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers." --NPR, 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, 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. "This passionate and majestic compedium will leave you bathed in the gorgeous optics of light." --Elle

Kassia St. Clair

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Kassia St. Clair reside en Londres y es la historiadora británica menor de 40 años más vendida. Su primer libro, The Secret Lives of Colour, ha sido traducido a veinte idiomas. Ha publicado artículos, entrevistas, ensayos y reseñas en The Economist, Telegraph, Architectural Digest, TLS y Wired; tuvo una columna de color en Elle Decoración durante siete años. También ha dado charlas en lugares como el Museo de Arte de Dallas, Hay Festival, Museo Victoria & Albert y Soho House. Es colaboradora frecuente de Marketplace de NPR. En 2018 colaboró con Color Factory para crear una exposición en su sede de Nueva York.

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