Instructor: Debbie West

Color is never an innocent or passive presence in our world. Throughout millennia, humans have used color in art, industry, and institutions, shaping how we see and understand life. This collection reveals the unusual stories behind 75 fascinating shades, dyes, and hues that weave like a bright thread through history. Together, these stories form a vivid study of human civilization told through color—how it has shaped fashion, politics, art, and war—and reveal how artists have long used color to express the essential ideas and needs of humanity.