Timothy
O'Sullivan Alexander Gardner
A Pioneer of Photographic Documentation: The Life and Legacy of Alexander Gardner Born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1821, Alexander Gardner embarked on a journey that would indelibly mark the history of photography and visual documentation. His early life was steeped in social reform, influenced by …
A portrait built from Timothy O'Sullivan Alexander Gardner's own colours
Every 28 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.
