annie
mae young
a life woven with threads of resilience annie mae young, an american artist associated with the gee's bend group of quilters, left an indelible mark on the world of textile art. born in 1928 in alberta, alabama, she was one of twelve children to lula …
A portrait built from annie mae young's own colours
Every 3 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.
