Reviewed by Jeremy Tardo Fact checked by Michelle Regalado Key Takeaways Ancient Egyptians first used plants like henna and ...

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 ...

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 ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, The Uncounted is a series that elevates the stories of women of color who have been disenfranchised and often written out of history. Fashion has ...

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 ...

Manganese black: Art in the Ice Age -- Red ocher: The sacred and dangerous in Australia -- Egyptian blue: King Tut's infrared transmitter -- Greek white: The myth of the white city -- Yellow ocher: ...

When you spend all your time in a book, you think you know it. All the editors at Merriam-Webster know Webster’s Third Edition, but now that we’re undertaking a revision of the beast, we’re ears-deep ...

An exhibition at the Museum of Natural History is the sum of all lessons on hue. By Jason Farago The days have turned gray, the future feels black. We’re all seeing red, we’re all feeling blue.