Marion
Post Wolcott
Marion Post Wolcott: Documenting Dignity Amidst Desolation Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990), later Marion Post Wolcott, stands as a remarkable figure in American documentary photography—a woman who bravely confronted the realities of poverty and social injustice during the Great Depression and beyond. Her work for the …
A portrait built from Marion Post Wolcott's own colours
Every 63 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.
