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Once upon a time / Whitley by Kenneth Whitley

Once upon a time / Whitley

Kenneth Whitley · [WPA, [between 1936 and 1939]

Palette

Parchment
52% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.2:1
Midnight
22% of the image
Black · text contrast 19.1:1
Burnt orange
15% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.6:1
Ash
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.8:1
Sepia
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.3:1
Terracotta
1% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.6:1

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
Kenneth Whitley
Date
[WPA, [between 1936 and 1939]
Type
Print
Medium
1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place
Ill.
Period
20th century
Main colour
White & cream · lightness 59, colourfulness 25

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: "Ill. : Federal Art Project, WPA, [between 1936 and 1939]". 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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