archibald
john motley jr.
Archibald John Motley Jr.: A Life in Color Early Life and Education Born October 7, 1891, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Archibald John Motley Jr. was a pivotal figure in American art. His family relocated to Chicago in 1894, where his father worked as a Pullman …
A portrait built from archibald john motley jr.'s own colours
Every 4 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.