Jasper
Johns
Early Life, Family and Training Jasper Johns was born on May 15, 1930, in Augusta, Georgia. His parents' marriage ended in divorce when he was very young, leading him to be raised in South Carolina. He spent much of his childhood in Allendale, South Carolina, …
A portrait built from Jasper Johns's own colours
Every 58 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.