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The brilliant history of color in art / Victoria Finlay. by Finlay, Victoria. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2014. Call #: 701.8509 F511b Subjects Pigments.   Dyes and dyeing -- History.   Color in art.   Colors. ISBN:  9781606064290 (hc.) Description:  120 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Summary:  Victoria Finlay is a UK-based author and journalist who had traveled from lapis mines in Afghanistan to cochineal plantation in the Chilean desert to explore the history of pigments and dyes. "Journey from the Ice Age to the Digital Age with a surprising cast of characters on this worldwide tour of color in art. Students will discover the strange, intriguing, and humorous stories of their favorite colors, the science behind them, and how they forever changed the courses of art and history. Big questions will pique your students' curiosity: Why is the sky blue? Why are there seven colors in the rainbow? What is art, anyway? 'The Brilliant History of Color in Art' is also a treasure trove of world art, from cave paintings to Roman treasures and Chinese dragon scrolls; to works by Titian and Michelangelo, Monet and Kandinsky, Rothko and Hockney; to contemporary sculpture and graffiti art. Many of the book's 166 spectacular images are from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum." Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 701.8509 F511b Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 701.8509 F511b Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 23, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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