christine belford
Early Life and a Haunting Connection Christine Belford, born Christine Riley around 1948 or 1949 in Amityville, Long Island, New York, carries within her biography an unusual resonance—a childhood spent within the walls of a house that would become synonymous with terror. The daughter of Joseph J. Riley, a successful sales executive, and Mary Belford Riley (later Malone), her early life was one of relative privilege, marked by equestrian pursuits and enrollment in prestigious schools. However, from ages eleven to sixteen, the family resided at 112 Ocean Avenue, the infamous location later im…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of christine belford'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.