Wilson Sporting Goods Company
The Enigmatic World of Agnes Martin Agnes Martin, a name synonymous with subtle power and quiet contemplation in the realm of abstract art, was born in 1912 in Macklin, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her early life, marked by a nomadic existence across farms and small towns, instilled within her a profound connection to the vastness of the prairie landscape – a theme that would resonate throughout her artistic career. Though she later pursued formal education at Teachers College in Saskatoon and the Art Institute of Chicago, it was not until her move to New York City in 1937 that Martin truly began t…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Wilson Sporting Goods Company'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.
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.
