The Strange One, Times Square
Artist
Frank Paulin
(American, b.1926)
CultureAmerican
Date1956
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 13 1/2 × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.9 cm)
Overall, Paper: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
Overall, Paper: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated on verso in ink: F. Paulin 56-6
Credit LineGift of Bruce Silverstein
Object number2009.11.8
Not on view
DescriptionA gelatin silver print of three sailors in traditional blue dress uniforms or "crackerjacks," wearing white "Dixie Cup" hats. The men are standing underneath a Times Square movie theatre marquis that reads "Ben Gazzara," "The Strange One," and "Julie Wilson."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.
