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"A hero is born" A romantic musical by Theresa Holburn - based on an original story by Andrew Lang : Music by A. Lehman Engel - lyrics by Agnes Morgan / / Halls

"A hero is born" A romantic musical by Theresa Holburn - based on an original story by Andrew Lang : Music by A. Lehman Engel - lyrics by Agnes Morgan / / Halls

Richard Halls · [1936 or 1937]

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Palette

Deep blue
52% of the image
Blue · text contrast 11.2:1

Lavender
23% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.8:1

Amethyst
8% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.7:1

Ultramarine
7% of the image
Purple · text contrast 8.3:1

Aubergine
7% of the image
Purple · text contrast 10.3:1

Tangerine
4% of the image
Orange · text contrast 7.3:1

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: Richard Halls
1906–
Date: [1936 or 1937]
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: NYC
Period: 20th century
Themes: Music and dance
Main colour: Blue · lightness 38, colourfulness 62

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 (New York, N.Y.), 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