Hoban
Russell
Early Life and Influences Born: Lansdale, Pennsylvania (1925) Died: 2011 in London, England Russell Conwell Hoban was born to Abram T. Hoban, an advertising manager for the *Jewish Daily Forward*, and Jeanette Dimmerman. His father's socialist leanings and exposure to Yiddish culture significantly influenced his …
A portrait built from Hoban Russell's own colours
Every 5 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.