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Book talks, 12:15 to 12:45 noon hour, every Thursday Nov. thru Apr by Unknown artist

Book talks, 12:15 to 12:45 noon hour, every Thursday Nov. thru Apr

Unknown artist · between 1936 and 1940

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Palette

Pale stone
 47% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.8:1
Graphite
 21% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.0:1
Pale gold
 11% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 10.3:1
Smoke
 9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.4:1
Straw
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.1:1
Honey
 5% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.1:1

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
Unknown artist
Date
between 1936 and 1940
Type
Print
Medium
1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place
Illinois--Chicago
Period
20th century
Themes
Reading and letters
Main colour
Grey · lightness 63, colourfulness 17

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: "Federal Art Project, sponsor"; item.created_published: "Chicago : Illinois WPA Art Project, [between 1936 and 1940]". 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

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