margaret
maclay bogardus
A Legacy in Miniature: The Life of Margaret Maclay Bogardus In the grand tapestry of nineteenth-century American art, few threads are as delicate or as resilient as those woven by Margaret Maclay Bogardus. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1804, her journey began far from the …
A portrait built from margaret maclay bogardus's own colours
Every 1 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.
