Frank
Virgil Dudley
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Frank Virgil Dudley was born November 14, 1868, in Delavan, Wisconsin—the eldest of three brothers—to Deaf parents, James A. Dudley and Flora Virgil Dudley. His father, James A., was born in Ira, Cuyuga County, New York in 1838 and migrated …
A portrait built from Frank Virgil Dudley'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.