Frances
Benjamin Johnston
A Pioneer Behind the Lens: The Life and Legacy of Frances Benjamin Johnston Born in 1864, amidst the tumultuous backdrop of post-Civil War America, Frances Benjamin Johnston emerged as a groundbreaking figure in the nascent field of photography. Her story is one of privilege tempered …
A portrait built from Frances Benjamin Johnston's own colours
Every 73 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.
