Christmas Star

1955, printed later

Frank Paulin

Associated Names
Frank Paulin

Artist, American, 1926 - 2016

This is a photograph showing a street scene reflected in a shop window. The image captures the reflection of people walking on the sidewalk outside a shop. The window displays include a star-shaped ornament and a candy cane. The reflection reveals the details of the architecture across the street, featuring large windows and concrete columns. In the foreground, a textured ceiling and hanging light bulbs can be seen inside the shop. The photograph is in black and white.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bruce Silverstein, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York), 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, top right in black ink: F Paulin; vertical along upper right edge in graphite, circled: #206; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: FPA-00930-SP; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.019.005

Wikidata ID

Q64147672

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