19th Century

Gaines Ruger Donoho

Born 1857 Died 1916

Gaines Ruger Donoho: Life & Art Early Life and Education Born: December 21, 1857, in Church Hill, Mississippi. Donoho’s father, Robert Donoho, was a planter from Virginia, and his mother, Julia Sophia Ruger, hailed from New England. His childhood on a Mississippi plantation was disrupted by the American Civil War, during which his father was killed. Following this tragedy, Donoho and his family relocated to New England under the care of a maternal relative, General Thomas H. Ruger. He received formal artistic training at the Art Students League of New York before embarking on an e…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Gaines Ruger Donoho'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

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Gaines Ruger Donoho

1857 - 1916

The Subject Atlas

Spokes — Subject

Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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