Pink: From Botticelli to O'Keefe

Discover how the color pink evolved from a symbol of innocence and frivolity to a powerful vehicle for artistic play, ambiguity, and subversion.

Long associated with delicacy and sentiment, pink has also been used to express grandeur, sensuality, irony, and rebellion. This richly illustrated volume explores how the meaning and function of pink have changed across cultures and centuries— from Sassetta’s Renaissance saints and Boucher’s idyllic visions to the dreamlike florals of O’Keeffe and ...