Sailor, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Artist
Frank Paulin
(American, b.1926)
CultureAmerican
Date1956
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (27 × 34.6 cm)
Overall, Paper: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Overall, Paper: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated on verso in pencil and ink: Atlantic City F. Paulin 56-12
Credit LineGift of Bruce Silverstein
Object number2009.11.7
Not on view
DescriptionA gelatin silver print of two sailors in traditional blue dress uniforms or "crackerjacks," wearing white "Dixie Cup" hats. Both men are leaning out a window.Label TextFrank Paulin American (b. 1926) Sailor, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1956 Gelatin-silver print Gift of Bruce Silverstein 2009.11.7 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. "Portraying a Nation: American Portrait Photography, 1850-2010," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 25, 2010 - September 11, 2011.Published References_Frank Paulin: Out of the Limelight_, exh. cat. Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY, 2008.
