Frank Virgil Dudley — Palette Genome

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Frank
Virgil Dudley

1868 — 1957 · 19th Century

Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Frank Virgil Dudley was born November 14, 1868, in Delavan, Wisconsin—the eldest of three brothers—to Deaf parents, James A. Dudley and Flora Virgil Dudley. His father, James A., was born in Ira, Cuyuga County, New York in 1838 and migrated …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Frank Virgil Dudley's own colours

Every 2 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

FrankVirgil Dudley

A portrait built from Frank Virgil Dudley's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Virgil Dudley