Name/Title
Blue : cobalt to cerulean in art and cultureEntry/Object ID
NK1549.B58Description
Blue, the world's favorite color, is elegantly showcased in more than 200 artworks from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Representing a diversity of movements, cultures, and media that spans the ages and the globe, the objects in Blue range from ancient Egyptian jewelry and traditional Japanese prints to Impressionist paintings and indigo-dyed textiles. Short essays from museum curators on the significance and symbolism of the color at various times and places provide historical context for this visual feast. With page edges dyed blue, this distinctive volume is a bijou treasure.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Rebecca MachadoNotes
Gift of Rebecca Machado, March 2017.Lexicon
Search Terms
blue, blue in art, color theory, museum catalogsBook Details
Author
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)Publisher
Chronicle BooksPlace Published
City
San FranciscoState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
2015Call No.
NK1549.B58ISBN
1452129401, 9781452129402LCCN
2014040870Notes
Length: 176General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Introduction: Blue Notes, by Adam Tessier --
The Significance of Blue in Ancient Egyptian Art / by Denise Doxey --
Egyptian Blue and Egyptian Faience / by Pam Hatchfield --
Indigo / by Pamela Parmal --
The Brilliant Kingfisher / by Yvonne Markowitz --
Porcelaneous Blue: The Blue-and-White Tradition in Chinese Porcelain / by Nancy Berliner --
The Rise of Blue in Europe / by Rhona MacBeth --
A Blue Plate Special: Five Centuries of Blue in European Ceramics, 1500 to Today / by Thomas Michie --
The Blues of the Japanese Landscape: Hokusai's Prints of Mount Fuji / by Sarah Thompson --
Cyanotype / by Anne E. Havinga --
The Blues / by Caroline Cole.