Who Owns Color?

Every tube of paint has a history—but whose history gets printed on the label? From West African indigo makers and enslaved specialists to George Washington Carver, Amanda Williams, and today’s Black-owned paint companies, Who Owns Color? uncovers the hidden story of knowledge, exploitation, invention, and ownership behind the artist’s palette—and asks a question you may never look at your paint box quite the same way after considering: Who owns color?