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The Federal Theater Div. of W.P.A. presents "It can't happen here" [by] Sinclair Lewis by Unknown artist

The Federal Theater Div. of W.P.A. presents "It can't happen here" [by] Sinclair Lewis

Unknown artist · [1936 or 1937]

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Palette

Chalk
 35% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.5:1
Midnight
 33% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.6:1
Burnt orange
 19% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.0:1
Salmon
 6% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.6:1
Chestnut
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.1:1
Dark chocolate
 3% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.9:1

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
Unknown artist
Date
[1936 or 1937]
Type
Print
Medium
1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place
Iowa
Period
20th century
Main colour
Black · lightness 50, colourfulness 21

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 (U.S.), 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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