WPA Federal Art Project general exhibition

Unknown artist · 1936 or 1937

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Palette

Chalk
49% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 16.0:1

Teal
20% of the image
Teal · text contrast 4.9:1

Pale lemon
14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 14.4:1

Ink
9% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.2:1

Indigo
5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 11.2:1

Sepia
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.8:1

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: Massachusetts--Boston
Period: 20th century
Main colour: White & cream · lightness 71, colourfulness 12

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, Ma. : Federal Art Project, 1936 or 1937]". 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

WPA Federal Art Project general exhibition

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