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Colors: A Vivid History

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Published: November 10, 2019 by VPR Producer

Have you ever wondered how to create the color purple using only natural pigments? Or why, amongst completely different languages, the third color term that’s identified after black and white is always red? Viewpoints’ speaks with two color experts about the theorized meanings behind certain hues and their natural origins.


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  • Keith Recker, color trend consultant for Pantone, editor and founder of Hand/Eye Magazine, author of True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments
  • Paul Kay, professor emeritus at the University of California – Berkeley, adjunct professor at Stanford University.
  • Wikipedia: Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution

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  • Wikipedia: Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution
Program #: 19-45segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Art| Culture and the Arts| Earth and Environmental Science and Climate Change| Education| Fashion| History| International/Global Affairs| Language and Grammar| Media and EntertainmentGuests - Keith Recker| Paul KayBooks & Publications - Hand/Eye Magazine| True Colors| True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and PigmentsInstitutions - Stanford University| University of California-Berkeleytagged with - author| professor
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