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The Federal Theatre's "One third of a nation" / Leon Carlin by Leon Carlin

The Federal Theatre's "One third of a nation" / Leon Carlin

Leon Carlin · [between 1936 and 1939]

Palette

Pale stone
39% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 11.8:1
Scarlet
29% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.2:1
Ash
18% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.2:1
Charcoal
6% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.6:1
Mahogany
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.1:1
Terracotta
4% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.5:1

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Details

Artist
Leon Carlin
Date
[between 1936 and 1939]
Type
Print
Medium
1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place
Pennsylvania
Period
20th century
Main colour
Red · lightness 59, colourfulness 27

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 (U.S.), 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

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