It was the early 1950s in New York City. Two young art students wanted to create works with large expanses of color but found they were using up expensive paint too quickly. They decided to get ...

RIVER EDGE, N.J. — It began when some cash-strapped art students started looking for a low-cost alternative to paint. The search led Harry and Patricia Kislevitz to colorful, paper-thin vinyl that ...

RIVER EDGE, N.J. -- It began when some cash-strapped art students started looking for a low-cost alternative to paint. The search led Harry and Patricia Kislevitz to colorful, paper-thin vinyl that ...

Toys that are simple in concept and design are often the ones that are remembered most fondly, the ones that endure the test of time. Colorforms, which have “stuck” around for generations, could be ...

Colorforms, in their original form, are fun for little kids – you can configure the thin plastic pictures on the background in untold ways. Or, if you get bored with the background, you can put them ...

Did you know that Colorforms were created by a husband and wife—Harry and Patricia Kislevitz—in their New York City apartment back in 1951? That means they're turning 60 this year, and they're ...

Planning some holiday travel? Give the children some Colorforms presents and trip time will be so much easier. Enjoyed by children for more than 60 years, Colorforms are a bit different than the vinyl ...

The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum presents “ColorForms,” an exhibition devoted to the exploration of color and abstract form through a variety of media, March 11 through winter 2011. Organized by ...