Coloring the White House

Designed especially for creative adults to enjoy, this unique book features thirty finely-detailed coloring pages accompanied by insightful essays on the rich and varied colors of the White House. Users will be able to use every hue and shade found in the rainbow to color magnificent drawings made by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Included are exterior views, interior cutaways, and architectural details of the White House, as well as site plans. With each page author Kyle Dugdale encourages the user to consider the many browns and reds of the White House Aquia and Seneca sandstone, the changing greens and yellows of the surrounding landscape, the effects of light and shadow, and how the colors of the interior decor have evolved with time. For additional inspiration, Dugdale leads the user to consider the comparisons to the sandstone cliffs of Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly National Monument, 10 Downing Street, painted ancient Egyptian tombs, and more.

Sharp, fine-tipped colored pencils are recommended. (Not included)

About the Author: Kyle Dugdale is an architect, historian, and senior critic at Yale School of Architecture. He holds an undergraduate degree from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, a professional degree from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, and a doctoral degree from Yale.