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Don't gum up a book

Don't gum up a book

Arlington Gregg · [between 1936 and 1940]

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Palette

Terracotta
75% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.9:1

Pale stone
12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.8:1

Graphite
6% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.4:1

Dusty rose
4% of the image
Pink · text contrast 6.3:1

Straw
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.2:1

Walnut
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.2:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist: Arlington Gregg
Date: [between 1936 and 1940]
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color ; 35.6 x 28 cm.
Place: Chicago
Period: 20th century
Themes: Reading and letters
Main colour: Red · lightness 50, colourfulness 39

Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Library record. Public domain. United States: US federal government work (17 U.S.C. 105): item.contributor_names: "United States. Works Progress Administration (Ill.), sponsor". Not applicable: a US government work. Last checked 2026-10-31 (rights statement says no known restrictions: yes). Image: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division; no known restrictions on publication. Licence rules