gustave herter (1830–1898) was a german-american artist and designer, best known as the co-founder of the herter brothers firm in new york city. he was born in stuttgart, germany, and immigrated to the united states in 1849. in 1864, he and his brother christian founded the herter brothers firm, which initially specialized in furniture and upholstery but later expanded to provide complete interior decoration services. herter brothers became one of the first american firms to offer comprehensive interior design services, including decorative paneling, mantels, wall and ceiling decoration, patt…
A chart of gustavus herter'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.
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.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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