Jessie Dunahoo
Jessie Dunahoo: A Shelter of Resilience Born in Bethel, Kentucky, in 1932, Jessie Dunahoo’s life was profoundly shaped by early adversity – a deafness from birth and subsequent loss of vision as a young man. These challenges, rather than defining limitations, became the bedrock upon which he built an extraordinary artistic practice rooted in found materials, tactile exploration, and deeply personal narratives. Raised on a rural farm during a time when support for individuals with disabilities was severely limited, Dunahoo’s childhood fostered a remarkable sense of self-reliance and a profoun…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Jessie Dunahoo's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
