Dorothea
Lange
A Life Etched in Empathy: The World Through Dorothea Lange’s Lens Dorothea Lange, born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1895, wasn't simply a photographer; she was a visual historian of the American spirit, particularly during times of profound hardship. Her life story …
A portrait built from Dorothea Lange'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.
