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A living archive of how artists work with color across time. Each artist profile scans publicly available works to trace dominant colors, a chromatic fingerprint, and the arc of a palette across a lifetime.A living archive of how artists work with color across time, tracing palettes, fingerprints, and lifetime arcs from public works.

Begin with an artist, carry a palette into the drawing system, or read the wider project.Begin with an artist, carry a palette into the drawing system, or read the wider project.

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Alma Thomas

Thomas painted mosaic-like fields of color inspired by flowers, space, and music. Her late works are explosions of red, blue, and gold daubs arranged in concentric patterns.

Palette: #957959 #E6E7E1 #4163B0 #5788BA #D8B216 #673928 #A32E30 #863421

  • The Chaperone (ca. 1908): #927059 #4D443E #383030 #715D4E #A97B54
  • Executive Order 9981 37c Usa Stamp (1948): #A39668 #4B63AE #3C3A3C #A7BAC1 #8C4B37 #D6CDA3
  • Brown V. Board of Education 37c Usa Stamp (1954): #4B91BE #19151C #356CB9 #E2E3E6 #898279 #D1A70A
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott 37c Usa Stamp (1955): #313532 #A7ABA1 #688F84 #3C5558 #6C4420 #8F3F0F
  • Little Rock Nine 37c Usa Stamp (1957): #E1DED6 #9C2E3D #E7CA1C #6872BB #4C4C7B #67302A
  • March on Washington 37c Usa Stamp (1963): #C0D3D7 #687B96 #8FAFCD #4D5164 #4B5D83 #343236
  • Selma March 37c Usa Stamp (1965): #7C8689 #58605E #363935 #E0A815 #AC3428 #64B4D2
  • Portrait of a Lady (Alma Thomas) (1947): #3C5B45 #822E2D #5B2022 #9E7963 #643633 #857E7A

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