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University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition
Andrew D.
Patterson
Professor of Molecular Toxicology
Book Title: Secret Lives of Color
Author: Kassia St. Clair
Selection Statement:
| The Secret Lives of Color so perfectly marries my family’s love of literature, art, and science. Over breakfast or dinner we’d escape from the world and be completely enthralled learning about the hunt for the perfect purple or most brilliant blue. We’d sit and discuss how carminic acid from cochineals is used as a red coloring agent while our daughter would laugh hysterically teasing us about drinking “bug juice.” We are forever indebted to Kassia St. Clair for capturing our imaginations; educating us about the importance color has played throughout history, art, medicine, and science; and, most important, bringing us together as a family. |
Year: 2019