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Samuel
J. Reader

1836 — 1914 · 19th Century

Early Life and Family of Samuel J. Reader The story of Samuel J. Reader begins in the settlement of Greenfield, Pennsylvania, where he was born on January 25, 1836. His early years were shaped by the quiet labors of his father, Francis Reader, a man …

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Samuel J. Reader
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Samuel J. Reader's own colours

Every 1 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.

0° Red 90° Yellow 180° Cyan 270° Blue saturation →
Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers