Jasper Johns
Early Life, Family and Training Jasper Johns was born on May 15, 1930, in Augusta, Georgia. His parents' marriage ended in divorce when he was very young, leading him to be raised in South Carolina. He spent much of his childhood in Allendale, South Carolina, living with his paternal grandparents. Later, he spent time with his mother and stepfather in Columbia, and eventually lived with his Aunt Gladys on Lake Murray. He began drawing at the age of three. By the time he reached high school, he was already focused on his craft, eventually graduating as the valedictorian of the class of 1947 fr…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Jasper Johns'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.