And from the citys first origins, Ackroyd shows how color is always to be found at the heart of Londons history, from the blazing reds of the Great Fire of London to the blackouts of the Blitz to the bold colors of royal celebrations and vibrant street life. The colors of London have inspired artists (Whistler, Van Gogh, Turner, Monet), designers (Harry Beck) and social reformers (Charles Booth). Colors of London shows us that color is everywhere in the city, and each one holds myriad links to its past. We associate green with royal parks and the District Line gold with royal carriages, the Golden Lane Estate, and the tops of monuments and cathedrals. Think of the colors of London and what do you imagine? The reds of open-top buses and terracotta bricks? The grey smog of Victorian industry, Portland stone, and pigeons in Trafalgar square? Or the gradations of yellows, violets, and blues that shimmer on the Thames at sunset-reflecting the incandescent light of a city that never truly goes dark. Book Synopsis Celebrated novelist, biographer, and critic Peter Ackroyd paints a vivid picture of one of the worlds greatest cities in this brilliant and original work, exploring how the citys many hues have come to shape its history and identity. About the Book In Colors of London Peter Ackroyd tells the history of London through the lens of color-with specially commissioned colorised photographs from Dynamichrome that bring a lost London back to life.
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