John
Vachon
Early Life and Education Born: John Felix Vachon was born on May 19, 1914, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Family Background: He was the son of Ann Marie (O'Hara) and Harry Parnell Vachon. Education: Vachon graduated from Cretin High School (now Cretin-Derham Hall High School). He …
A portrait built from John Vachon's own colours
Every 6 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.
