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Mainie Jellett

Born 1897 Died 1944

Early Life and Education Born: Dublin, Ireland (April 29, 1897) Died: February 16, 1944 Parents: William Morgan Jellett (barrister and MP), Janet McKenzie Stokes. Early artistic training with Elizabeth Yeats, Sarah Cecilia Harrison, and Mary Manning. Studied at the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin (teachers included William Orpen). Attended Westminster Technical Institute in London under Walter Sickert. Won the Taylor Art Scholarship in 1920. Parisian Influences and Artistic Development Moved to Paris with Evie Hone in 1921. Studied cubism under André Lhote and Alber…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Mainie Jellett'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.

Mainie Jellett

1897 - 1944

The Subject Atlas

Spokes — Subject

Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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