Historic Oddities
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Historic Oddities
5. Scheele's Green
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Welcome back odd balls it's time for another episode! Today we explore the dangerously beautiful shade of Scheele's green!
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Citations for this Episode:
Arsenic and new lace. Exhibit Addenda. (n.d.). https://exhibits.law.harvard.edu/arsenic-and-new-lace
Kelleher, K. (2018, May 2). Scheele’s green, the color of fake foliage and death. The Paris Review. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/
Magazine, S. (2017, April 3). Arsenic and old tastes made victorian wallpaper deadly. Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/victorian-wallpaper-got-its-gaudy-colors-poison-180962709/
Ruiz, A. (2019, July 16). Poisonous pigments: Scheele’s Green - Los Angeles Art College: Fine art: Concept art: Degrees: Community classes. Los Angeles Art College | Fine Art | Concept Art | Degrees | Community Classes. https://laafa.edu/poisonous-pigments-scheeles-green
Schmelder, B. (2023, April 13). Death on the doorstep: Arsenic in victorian wallpaper. Saint Louis Art Museum. https://www.slam.org/blog/arsenic-in-victorian-wallpaper/