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 ...

This collection of papers from the 2012 Arts & Letters Conference, hosted by the University of North Georgia, explores how color can provide clues to the interpretation of history and politics, works ...

Installation view of Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color at the Museum at FIT. Objects lent by Raina Bajpai, Jessica Barber and Jennifer Morgan, Grazia d’Annunzio, The Fashion Class, ...

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 ...