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Color Library Guide: Books & Journals on Color

Books on Color: Where to Look in Jannes Library

N7432.7          Color, Hue
ND1280-ND1286       Color Theory
ND1488-ND1495      Color
                               and Meaning​

Artstor: Color

Josef Albers

Josef Albers, Interaction of Color: Blue, Yellow & Orange pl. VI-2b

Sonia Delaunay-Terk, French, born in Russia, 1885-1979; published by Editions d'Art Charles Moreau

Light Primaries: Additive Color Mixture

Light Primaries: Additive Color Mixture, D. and S. Preble, Duane Preble

Josef Albers, Interaction of Color: Color Triangles (Goathe Triangle) pl. XXIV-1

Josef Albers, Interaction of Color

Josef Albers, Interaction of Color

Josef Albers, Interaction of Color

Ellsworth Kelly , Study for Three Color Panels

Sonia Delaunay-Terk, French, born in Russia, 1885-1979; published by Editions d'Art Charles Moreau

Josef Albers, Interaction of Color

Josef Albers, Spectrophotometer

Josef Albers, Interaction of Color

Thoughtforms: Key to meaning of colors, 1901, By Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater

Josef Albers, Interaction of Color

Ansorena, Claudia, Color Study for Fruit Tile

Sonia Delaunay-Terk, French, born in Russia, 1885-1979; published by Editions d'Art Charles Moreau

Faber Birren, Color Circle

Journals

Enjoy looking at some of our titles in print here in the library. In addition to all of the articles that you can find in the databases, here is a list of some of the magazines that you'll find on display on the first floor of Jannes.

Smithsonian Libraries Exhibit: Color in a New Light

Explore resources curated by Smithsonian Libraries staff on all many aspects of color through the online component of their 2017 exhibit Color in a New Light. 
Resources include:

  • The Science of Color
  • Making Color
  • Matching Color
  • Using Color

Guide Creator


This Library Guide on Color was created by KCAI Librarian Lora Farrell.

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Subject Headings Related to Color

These keywords and subject headings are helpful when browsing for resources on Color in the library catalog:

Camouflage

Chiaroscuro

Color in art

Color

Color -- Psychological aspects

Dyes and dyeing

Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers

Glazes

Light in Art

Pigments

Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)

Series: The History of a Color

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