The Brilliant History of Color in Art

The Brilliant History of Color in ArtReaders of this book will revel in a treasure trove of fun filled facts and anecdotes. Were it not for Cleopatra, for instance, purple might not have become the royal colour of the Western world. Without Napoleon, the black graphite pencil might never have found its way into the hands of Czanne. Without mango eating cows, the sunsets of Turner might have lost their shimmering glow. And were it not for the pigment cobalt blue, the halls of museums

and although the duo's preoccupation with clean sound and self-consciously sophisticated arrangements would eventually lead to a dead end

a greedy mole

the famous Clock Tower

Harry Seidler and Walter Burley Griffin

irreplaceably human

from one of the finest historians of the Second World War

Whatever People Say I Am

distinguished as much for the restless intelligence

founding member Mary Wilson tells the complete story of the band

how a chance encounter with Tom Hanks led to one of the most important friendships of her life

as well as their vocalists

Winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize