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Posters exhibition Executed under Federal Art Project poster division by Richard Floethe

Posters exhibition Executed under Federal Art Project poster division

Richard Floethe · [between 1936 and 1941]

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Palette

Parchment
 60% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 13.6:1
Pale blue-grey
 27% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.5:1
Chalk
 7% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 16.8:1
Midnight
 3% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.3:1
Prussian blue
 2% of the image
Purple · text contrast 9.9:1
Taupe
 1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.2:1

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 Floethe
Date
[between 1936 and 1941]
Type
Print
Medium
1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place
New York
Period
20th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 82, colourfulness 19

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, 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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