Jerry
N. Uelsmann
Early Life and Education Born: June 11, 1934, Detroit, Michigan, USA Developed an interest in photography at the age of fourteen. Earned a BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1957. Received MS and MFA degrees from Indiana University in 1960. Influenced by teachers …
A portrait built from Jerry N. Uelsmann's own colours
Every 15 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.