James
Daugherty
The Vibrant Legacy of James Daugherty James Henry Daugherty stands as a luminous figure in the pantheon of American Modernism, an artist whose brushstrokes captured the rhythmic pulse of a changing nation. Born on June 1, 1889, in Asheville, North Carolina, his early life was …
A portrait built from James Daugherty's own colours
Every 7 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.