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Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town ... to count the many children reading library books / Cleo Sara by Cleo Sara

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town ... to count the many children reading library books / Cleo Sara

Cleo Sara · [1940]

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Palette

Denim
 53% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.9:1
Pale stone
 23% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.6:1
Midnight
 13% of the image
Blue · text contrast 14.8:1
Blue-grey
 7% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.6:1
Warm grey
 2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.9:1
Slate
 2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.2:1

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
Cleo Sara
Date
[1940]
Type
Print
Medium
1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place
Chicago
Period
20th century
Themes
Reading and letters
Main colour
Blue · lightness 50, colourfulness 24

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". 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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