The Secret Lives of Colour
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From scarlet women to imperial purple, leaf green to the white paint that protected against the atom bomb, Picasso's blue period to the pink Barbie claimed for feminism, The Secret Lives of Colour offers a bright thread throughout human history. Kassia St Clair's lifelong fascination with colours and where they come from, whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or Dorothy's ruby slippers takes us on an unforgettable journey through our past, present and future
Author/Artist/Designer
Kassia St ClairePages
448
Dimensions
22.3 x 14.4cm (8.8 x 5.7in)
ISBN
9781399823586
Colour
Black
Product code
172095
Book Format
Hardback
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