lily
harmon
A Life Painted in Social Realism: The World of Lily Harmon Lily Harmon (born Lillian Perelmutter, 1912-1998) was a quietly powerful force in American art for much of the 20th century. Though perhaps not a household name, her career spanned decades and encompassed portraiture, book …
A portrait built from lily harmon's own colours
Every 5 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.