james
e allen
James E. Allen: The Steelworker’s Vision James Edmund Allen, a name perhaps less familiar than many of his contemporaries in the American art scene of the early 20th century, nevertheless possessed a singular and profoundly moving vision. Born in rural Montana in 1894, Allen's life …
A portrait built from james e allen's own colours
Every 48 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.
