Emily Noyes Vanderpoel (1842-1939) was an artist, collector, and historian who researched colour in design and decoration. 'Color Problems: A Practical Manual for the Lay Student of Color' (1902) features colour analysis, which anticipates minimalist design and art trends decades before they emerged - Joseph Albers’ 'Homage to the Square' and Johannes Itten’s colour illustrations. Vanderpoel’s analyses the proportions of colour derived from actual objects. Accessible at archive.org
