cecil
william stoughton
early life and career cecil william stoughton was an american photographer, best known for being president john f. kennedy's photographer during his white house years. born in 1920 in oskaloosa, iowa, stoughton developed a passion for photography at an early age. he began his career …
A portrait built from cecil william stoughton's own colours
Every 2 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.