Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From pink Cadillacs to fairy floss, bubblegum to battleships, this beautiful exploration of one of our most popular and polarising colours is full of surprising facts and observations for all sorts of curious minds. Buy The Pink Book: An Illustrated Celebration of the Color, from Bubblegum to Battleships (Books about Colors, Illustration Books, Color History Guides, Arts & Photography Books) Illustrated by Blegvad, Kaye (ISBN: 9781452174815) from Amazon's Book Store. Through surveys, interactive exercises, object studies, and engaging mini essays, readers will learn about a vibrant miscellany of pink facts and pink occurrences: like iconic applications of the colour, from Elvis's cars to fairy floss or pink appearances in nature, like the orchid mantis that resembles a pink flower to attract prey or the etymology of phrases like "tickled pink" or "pink slip." Presented in an eye-catching pink package with vibrant page edges, this collection will captivate those with a passion for pink and anyone with a curiosity about color. What do we think of when we think pink? In this richly illustrated homage to the colour, artist Kaye Blegvad explores its significance across history and cultures, from gender connotations to product marketing, symbols and iconography, and more.
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