david
plowden
David Plowden: A Chronicle of Vanishing America David Plowden, born in Boston in 1932 and still actively creating today, is more than just a photographer; he’s a chronicler of a disappearing America. His work, spanning nearly seven decades, meticulously documents the fading grandeur of industrial …
A portrait built from david plowden's own colours
Every 19 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.
