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Foreign trade zone no. 1 Staten Island, City of New York, opened February 1, 1937 / / M. Weitzman

Foreign trade zone no. 1 Staten Island, City of New York, opened February 1, 1937 / / M. Weitzman

Martin Weitzman · [between 1937 and 1939]

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Palette

Prussian blue
58% of the image
Blue · text contrast 10.7:1

Silver
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.7:1

Chalk
15% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 16.0:1

Terracotta
10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1

Pale gold
1% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 10.3:1

Sand
0% of the image
Gold & ochre · 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: Martin Weitzman
Date: [between 1937 and 1939]
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: NYC
Period: 20th century
Themes: Cities and streets
Main colour: Blue · lightness 47, colourfulness 17

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: "NYC : Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, [between 1937 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