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WPA Federal Theatre presents "It can't happen here" dramatized by Sinclair Lewis & J.C. Moffitt : Adelphi Theatre, 54th Street East of 7th Ave

WPA Federal Theatre presents "It can't happen here" dramatized by Sinclair Lewis & J.C. Moffitt : Adelphi Theatre, 54th Street East of 7th Ave

Richard Halls · [1936 or 1937]

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Palette

Pearl grey
33% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.4:1

Denim
21% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.2:1

Smoke
19% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.2:1

Charcoal
13% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.7:1

Madder
12% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.3:1

Lavender grey
2% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.9:1

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: Richard Halls
1906–
Date: [1936 or 1937]
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: N.Y.C.
Period: 20th century
Themes: Cities and streets
Main colour: Blue · lightness 54, colourfulness 15

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 Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.), 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