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Mary Agnes Yerkes
A Life Immersed in Light and Landscape Mary Agnes Yerkes, born August 9, 1886, in Oak Park, Illinois, was an artist whose life became a testament to the enduring power of passion and perseverance. Her dedication to capturing the fleeting beauty of the American West through Impressionistic landscapes cemented her place as a significant, though often overlooked, figure in early 20th-century art. Yerkes’s journey wasn't one of immediate acclaim or effortless success; rather, it was a path forged through formal training, personal hardship, and an unwavering commitment to her artistic vision. Fro…
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An Interactive Constellation
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Mary Agnes Yerkes'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.