CLOSURE: Central Library will be closed Tuesday, July 21, through Saturday, July 25, while emergency repairs are made to the building’s cooling system. We expect to reopen Monday, July 27. Click for more details on holds, program schedules, and returns during the closure. 

Notice of Public Meeting: Kalamazoo Public Library Board of Trustees | July 27 | 5:30 pm | Central Library/Van Deusen Room. The packet of information for the meeting can be found on the library’s website. 

eVideo Kanopy

Understanding Western Art

Summary

Learn how the search for color has shaped Western art. Beginning with prehistoric art, witness the challenges artists faced in recreating the colors seen in nature, and trace the history of mineral and plant pigments, leading finally to synthetic colors. See the dazzling use of color in the Très Riches Heures, a sublime 15th-century book of hours, and in Kandinsky's masterwork, Yellow-Red-Blue.

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