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WPA Federal Art Project exhibition, 77 Newbury St., Boston, Nov. 28, Dec. 10, 1938 by Ben Nason

WPA Federal Art Project exhibition, 77 Newbury St., Boston, Nov. 28, Dec. 10, 1938

Ben Nason · 1938

Palette

Ultramarine
43% of the image
Blue · text contrast 8.7:1
Parchment
18% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.1:1
Copper
16% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.7:1
Denim
11% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.2:1
Brick
7% of the image
Red · text contrast 8.8:1
Pale gold
5% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 10.5:1

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
Ben Nason
Date
1938
Type
Print
Medium
1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place
Massachusetts--Boston
Period
20th century
Main colour
Blue · lightness 47, colourfulness 42

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.created_published: "[Boston, Mass. : Federal Art Project], 1938.". 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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