Kerry James Marshall — Palette Genome

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Kerry
James Marshall

The Architect of Black Presence: The Life and Vision of Kerry James Marshall To encounter the work of Kerry James Marshall is to enter a space where history is both confronted and reclaimed. Born on October 17, 1955, in Birmingham, Alabama, Marshall’s early life was …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Kerry James Marshall's own colours

Every 72 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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

Kerry
James Marshall

A portrait built from Kerry James Marshall's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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KerryJames Marshall

A portrait built from Kerry James Marshall's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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James Marshall