charlotte angus
early life and education charlotte angus, an american artist, was born on february 2, 1911, in kansas city, missouri. she grew up in philadelphia, where she nurtured her artistic inclinations. angus studied at the university of the arts and the graphic sketch club, both located in philadelphia. career and contributions after losing her job at an advertising agency due to the great depression, angus became involved with the federal art project in 1936. initially, she painted sets for the federal theater project and later contributed to the index of american design. in 1942, angus studied draft…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of charlotte angus's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
