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The Gleaming Geometry of John B. Flannagan John Bradley Flannagan (1905-1987) was a pivotal, though often underrecognized, figure in the development of American abstract sculpture. Born in Philadelphia, his artistic journey wasn't one of immediate recognition but rather a slow burn fueled by an unwavering dedication to exploring form and material. He emerged during a period where European modernism was taking root in America, yet he forged a distinctly individual path, eschewing direct imitation for a unique language rooted in industrial aesthetics and geometric precision. Flannagan’s early…
A chart of john b flannagan'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.
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.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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