Frank Paulin began his education in the arts at the age of 16 when he joined the Chicago-based Whitaker-Christiansen Studio as an apprentice in photography and fashion illustration. Shortly after in 1944, Paulin joined the army and spent two years as a member of the Signal Corps in Europe. He began photographing the wartime devastation of German cities. After being discharged from the army, Paulin returned to Chicago to attend the Art Institute of Chicago and the Institute of Design.
In 1953, Paulin returned to New York and continued as a freelance fashion illustrator. While most of his time was occupied with work, he began walking the city’s streets at night and found a fascination for street and documentary photography. In 1957, Paulin had his first solo show at the iconic Limelight Gallery. Frank Paulin’s work has been exhibited at numerous institutions including the Milwaukee Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery.
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Weatherspoon Art Museum
Interpreting America: Photographs from the Collection 13 Aug - 21 Dec 2024 Outside ExhibitionsDrawn from the Weatherspoon’s stellar collection, these photographs illustrate what artists have had to say about American culture from the late 19th- to the early twenty-first centuries. The period spanned...Read more -
Summer Glow
11 Jul - 7 Sep 2024In photography, light is the medium’s essence, shaping each photograph’s composition, mood, texture, and depth. During the long days of summer, light evolves from the soft, diffused glow of the...Read more -
20th Anniversary Exhibition
REWIND 16 Dec 2021 - 19 Feb 2022 Gallery ExhibitionsBruce Silverstein Gallery is pleased to announce REWIND, a celebration of our 20th anniversary. Featuring works selected from over one hundred exhibitions, REWIND is an opportunity to revisit the gallery's...Read more -
DISCOVERIES
A special selection of extraordinary photographs from the gallery's private inventory 8 Jul - 6 Aug 2010 Gallery ExhibitionsBruce Silverstein Gallery is pleased to announce DISCOVERIES, an exhibition featuring an eclectic selection of rare and noteworthy works by 35 known and lesser-known artists from the 20 th century.Read more -
Discoveries
A special selection of extraordinary photographs from the gallery's private inventory 16 Jun - 8 Aug 2009 Gallery ExhibitionsBruce Silverstein Gallery is pleased to announce DISCOVERIES, an exhibition featuring an eclectic selection of rare and noteworthy works by lesser-known artists from the 20th century.Read more -
Frank Paulin
Out of the Limelight 19 Jan - 23 Feb 2008 Gallery ExhibitionsBruce Silverstein Gallery is pleased to announce FRANK PAULIN: OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT, the first retrospective exhibition of work by the New York based street photographer Frank Paulin.Read more -
Frank Paulin
Limelight 22 May - 12 Aug 2003 Gallery ExhibitionsSilverstein Photography is pleased to announce, FRANK PAULIN: OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT, an exhibition featuring the artist’s vintage and non-vintage photographs spanning the last half of the twentieth century.Read more
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THE ARMORY SHOW 2021
9 - 12 Sep 2021For The Armory Show 2021, Bruce Silverstein Gallery will present photographic and painted material focusing on New York from the 1960s to 1980s. The installation...Read more -
PARIS PHOTO 2019
7 - 10 Nov 2019Bruce Silverstein Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition that will include both iconic and lesser known photographs by some of the most important photographic...Read more -
AIPAD 2019
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THE ARMORY SHOW 2019
7 - 10 Mar 2019Bruce Silverstein is delighted to return to The Armory Show for the landmark art fair’s 25th Anniversary edition. Exemplifying the gallery’s commitment to presenting important...Read more -
PARIS PHOTO 2018
8 - 11 Nov 2018Recognized today as one of the most influential figures in modern photography, the Hungarian artist, designer and educator, György Kepes (1906-2001) was one of the...Read more -
AIPAD 2018
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THE ARMORY SHOW 2017
2 - 5 Mar 2017For The Armory Show 2017 Bruce Silverstein Gallery will present an exhibition of paintings and photographs by Alfred Leslie, Paul Outerbridge, Eric Fischl, Todd Hido,...Read more -
ART BASEL MIAMI 2012
6 - 9 Dec 2012For Art Basel Miami Beach, Bruce Silverstein Gallery proposes an exhibition of Constantin Brancusi’s photographs—rare vintage prints by the artist from the 1920s and 30s....Read more -
PARIS PHOTO 2012
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FRIEZE MASTERS 2012
11 - 14 Oct 2012For Frieze Masters 2012, Bruce Silverstein Gallery proposes an exhibition of photographic works by the renowned artists Constantin Brancusi, André Kertész and Aaron Siskind that...Read more -
ART BASEL MIAMI 2011
1 - 4 Dec 2011For Art Basel Miami Beach, Bruce Silverstein Gallery proposes an exhibition exploring the notion of form as subject. We will display works by André Kertész,...Read more -
PARIS PHOTO 2011
10 - 13 Nov 2011For Paris Photo 2011, Bruce Silverstein Gallery proposes an exhibition exploring the notion of form as subject. We will display works by André Kertész, Edward...Read more