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Beatrice Wood

Born 1893 Died 1998

A Life Embracing Avant-Garde and Earthly Delights Beatrice Wood, a name synonymous with both the rebellious spirit of Dada and the luminous allure of lusterware ceramics, lived an extraordinarily long and vibrant life that spanned over a century. Born in San Francisco in 1893 to affluent socialites, her path diverged dramatically from the expectations of her upbringing. The 1906 earthquake prompted a relocation to New York City, but it was a journey to Paris in 1911 that truly ignited Wood’s artistic awakening. Immersing herself in the city's cultural landscape, she studied acting at the Com…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Beatrice Wood'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.

Focus a Subject

Trace a Context

Spokes — Subject

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.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.

Beatrice Wood

1893 - 1998

The Subject Atlas

Spokes — Subject

Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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