Paul Robeson Rally, Chicago
Artist
Frank Paulin
(American, b.1926)
CultureAmerican
Date1951
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 5/8 × 11 1/2 in. (19.4 × 29.2 cm)
Oveall, Paper: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
Oveall, Paper: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
InscribedInscribed and dated on verso in pencil: "Paul Robson Rally Chicago 1951"
Credit LineGift of Bruce Silverstein
Object number2009.11.6
Not on view
DescriptionA geltin-silver print of Paul Robeson, an African-American singer turned political activist, in Chicago. The photograph depicts the back of several members of the audience in the foreground, with Paul Robeson speaking into a microphone with arms outstretched in the background.ProvenanceThe artist; Bruce Silverstein (Bruce Silverstein Gallery), New York, NY; Gift of Bruce Silverstein to the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., 2009.Exhibition History1957 Limelight exhibition. "Frank Paulin: Out of the Limelight," Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY, 2008.Published References_Frank Paulin: Out of the Limelight_, exh. cat. Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY, 2008.
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