Help your neighborhood by keeping your premises clean Tenement House Dept. of the City of New York : F.H. La Guardia, Mayor : Langdon W. Post, Commissioner

Unknown artist · 1936 or 1937

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Palette

Dark chocolate
42% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.9:1

Burnt sienna
24% of the image
Red · text contrast 9.7:1

Saffron
20% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.6:1

Old gold
8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1

Amber
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.7:1

Bronze
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.8:1

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: New York (State)--New York
Period: 20th century
Themes: Cities and streets
Main colour: Black · lightness 35, colourfulness 33

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: "[New York : 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