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Like Swarthmore father, like Swarthmore son for Karan Madan ’91 and Arjun Madan ’21.

“Black-and-white in photography frees your mind from having to process all the colors,” says Ron Tarver, a visiting assistant professor of studio art.

Brown isn’t the only color Wendell Willard ’70 sees when he looks at wood.

As an instructor at Swarthmore, Andrew Hauze ’04 has twice performed George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Purple, historically a color of royalty and nobility, took on a different meaning in the military.

Green forests, emeralds, and limes, OK. But green fire?

Pinkwashing has Lori van Dam ’86 seeing red.

“Orange is a cheery antidote to the typically bland world of residential real estate,” says Eli Spevak ’93.

Red is passionate. And love was one reason Ross Ogden ’66 joined the American Red Cross.

How do we make choices about color? Immerse yourself in this vibrant world … then find your way back home.