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Fire wrecks a forest by Unknown artist

Fire wrecks a forest

Unknown artist · [between 1936 and 1939]

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Palette

Ink
 34% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.2:1
Silver
 28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.2:1
Honey
 16% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.2:1
Warm grey
 14% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1
Burnt orange
 5% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.9:1
Mahogany
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.6:1

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 1939]
Type
Print
Medium
1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place
Chicago, Ill.
Period
20th century
Themes
Trees and forests
Main colour
Grey · lightness 47, 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.created_published: "Chicago, Ill. : WPA Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1939]". 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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