Erwin
Evans Smith
Erwin Evans Smith: Documenting the Vanishing West Erwin Evans Smith (1886-1947), also known as Erwin E. Smith, was an American photographer celebrated for his poignant documentation of cowboy life in the American West during its twilight years. Born in Texarkana, Texas, he dedicated his career …
A portrait built from Erwin Evans Smith's own colours
Every 4 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.
