first
lieutenant benjamin f. long, iv usmc
A Legacy of Vision and Craftsmanship Benjamin Franklin Long IV, born on December 9, 1945, occupies a singular position in the tapestry of American art history. As a descendant of the celebrated artist McKendree Robbins Long, Benjamin was born into a lineage where art and …
A portrait built from first lieutenant benjamin f. long, iv usmc's own colours
Every 1 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.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
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.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.