Review of An introduction to color

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Reviews the book, An introduction to color by Ralph M. Evans (1948). Any serious treatise on color is a major undertaking which necessitates the coordination of materials from physics, physiology, and psychology. This book was written with the avowed purpose of giving adequate treatment to materials from each of these three fields. In this book, the author has been fairly successful in achieving his aims. One wonders why a discussion of geometric optical illusions are included in this treatise on color. Furthermore, to include the ambiguous staircase as an illusion is erroneous. Some of the more important sections deal with the use of colors in photography, art and display situations. In general, this book is well organized and clearly written. It will be useful both to those interested in the fundamental principles of color and to those working with color applications in practical situations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)