19th Century
19th Century
David Howard Hitchcock
David Howard Hitchcock: A Life in Hawaiian Art Early Life and Family Background Born: May 15, 1861, in Hilo, Hawaii. His father, also named David Howard Hitchcock (1831–1899), was a lawyer and served in the legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He generally went by D. Howard Hitchcock to distinguish himself from his father. His mother was Almeda Eliza Widger (1828–1895). Hitchcock’s family had deep roots in Hawaii, with paternal grandparents who were missionaries – Harvey Rexford Hitchcock and Rebecca Howard. His sister, Almeda Eliza Hitchcock Moore, became the first woman lawyer i…
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An Interactive Constellation
The Subject Atlas
A chart of David Howard Hitchcock'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.
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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.