Color and Culture

From: Patricia Knott (pknott_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Tue Dec 03 2002 - 13:31:59 PST

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> In the unit I want to have
> a lesson about cultural understanding of color and symbolism of different
> colors in different cultures. Does anyone know of any web or printed
> resources that deal with this?

Try

Color Matters
http://www.colormatters.com/
This site is incredibly informative! It provides some starting points for an
exploration of color through a variety of disciplines: physiology,
psychology, philosophy, and art.

also a book
Color and Culture by John Gage
at amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-3766252-4300619

Patty

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