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Dorothy Iannone: A Transgressive Visionary Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1933, Dorothy Iannone’s artistic journey was one of persistent rebellion and unapologetic self-expression. Raised within a deeply Catholic Italian-American household—a backdrop that would profoundly shape her work—Iannone initially pursued academic studies at Boston University and Brandeis University, seeking a conventional path before ultimately forging her own distinct voice in the burgeoning art scene of New York City. Her early artistic explorations were marked by an embrace of abstract painting, incorporating te…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of felix lafortune'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.