If you want to understand society, look at the way it talks about hue, suggests a new tome from art historian Alexandra Loske. In the shadow of World War II, modern capitalism was beginning to take ...

Two folds from an Astrolin Color Card pamphlet by Établissement Georget Fils Peintures Laquées et Vernis, Chantenay-Lès-Nantes (c. 1906), 6 3/10 x 3 3/4 inches (image courtesy Bibliothèque Forney, ...

Michel Pastoureau's new book tackles the complicated history of the color red, from regal hue of kings to scandalous shade of harlots. Pages from Red: The History of a Color (photo of the book for ...

The use of red in clothing often means power, or “look at me—I stand out.” Look no further than the 2016 presidential race in the United States, where one candidate is famous for wearing an overly ...