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Water carnival Music, dancing, singing

Water carnival Music, dancing, singing

Mary E. Palmer · [1936]

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Palette

Pearl grey
36% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.1:1

Deep blue
26% of the image
Blue · text contrast 9.2:1

Burnt orange
19% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.5:1

Terracotta
9% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.3:1

Cobalt
6% of the image
Blue · text contrast 7.3:1

Lemon
3% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 10.8:1

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: Mary E. Palmer
Date: [1936]
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: New York
Period: 20th century
Themes: Music and dance
Main colour: Blue · lightness 59, colourfulness 40

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, 1936]". 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