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The story of black

Title
  1. The story of black / John Harvey.
Published by
  1. London : Reaktion Books, 2013.
Author
  1. Harvey, J. R. (John Robert)

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Description
  1. 336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm
Summary
  1. This text provides an exploration of black, following our ambiguous relationship with this most 'accursed' of colours throughout cultures worldwide. The book asks whether black is in fact a colour at all, and also describes the use and meaning of black in art, literature, issues of race, advertising, and popular culture.
Subject
  1. Black
  2. Symbolism of colors
  3. Black in art
  4. Black > Folklore
  5. Black people > Race identity
  6. Zwart
  7. Kunst
  8. Cultuur
  9. Symboliek
Genre/Form
  1. Folklore.
Contents
  1. Introduction : how black is black? -- The oldest colour -- Classical black -- The black of God -- Black in society : Arabia, Europe -- Two artists in black -- Black Choler -- Servitude and négritude -- Black in the enlightenment -- Britain's black century -- Our colour? -- A note of chessboards, death and whiteness.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.