Service on the home front There's a job for every Pennsylvanian in these civilian defense efforts

Louis Hirshman · between 1941 and 1943

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Palette

Saffron
49% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.7:1

Pearl grey
14% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.9:1

Tan
10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.2:1

Amber
10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.7:1

Deep blue
9% of the image
Purple · text contrast 13.5:1

Amethyst
8% of the image
Purple · text contrast 6.8:1

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

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Artist: Louis Hirshman
Date: between 1941 and 1943
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: Pennsylvania
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Yellow · lightness 66, colourfulness 51

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 Art Project, 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

Service on the home front There's a job for every Pennsylvanian in these civilian defense efforts

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