Indigo - In Search of the Colour That Seduced the World

Zusatztext Indigo is one of the world's most valued pigments and in the passionate history Catherine McKinley determines the colour's spiritual significance! influence on fashion and relationship to the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Spanning continents and centuries this book is rich in human connections and curious detail and includes a beguiling sub-plot in which the author reveals her own ancestral link to the precious dye Informationen zum Autor Catherine E. McKinley is a curator and writer whose books include the critically acclaimed Indigo , a journey along the ancient indigo trade routes in West Africa, and The Book of Sarahs , a memoir about growing up Black and Jewish in the 1960s–80s. She’s taught creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University. The McKinley Collection, featured here, is a personal archive representing African photographies from 1870 to the present. She lives in New York City. Klappentext A richly-told! personal quest across the ancient trade routes of West Africa! and the unforgettable story of a rare! luminuous colour A richly-told, personal quest across the ancient trade routes of West Africa, and the unforgettable story of a rare, luminuous colour Zusammenfassung A richly-told, personal quest across the ancient trade routes of West Africa, and the unforgettable story of a rare, luminuous colour

Product details

• Authors: Catherine E. Mckinley, McKinley Catherine E.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781408822364
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-2236-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Africa / West, Social and cultural history, West Africa, Fashion and textile design, Pigments, dyestuffs & paint technology, Dyestuffs, pigments and paint technology