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Syphilis is a dangerous disease, but it can be cured

Erik Hans Krause · between 1936 and 1941

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Palette

Ink
 46% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.8:1
Chalk
 27% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.5:1
Rose
 10% of the image
Pink · text contrast 5.2:1
Pewter
 7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.0:1
Denim
 6% of the image
Blue · text contrast 9.0:1
Cerulean
 5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.3:1

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
Erik Hans Krause
Date
between 1936 and 1941
Type
Print
Medium
1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place
New York (State)
Period
20th century
Main colour
Black · lightness 42, colourfulness 9

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: "[Rochester, N.Y.] : WPA Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941]". 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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