Carnival Worker with Attitude

1957, printed later

Frank Paulin

Associated Names
Frank Paulin

Artist, American, 1926 - 2016

The image shows a man sitting on an old amusement ride seat. He is leaning back with his right arm over the seat back and holding a cigarette in his left hand. He has a strong profile with short, neatly styled hair. He is dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and jeans. The setting appears to be part of an abandoned amusement park ride with metal rods and a large circular mechanism around him. The background includes brick buildings with spires and a church-like structure, indicating an urban environment. The ground surrounding the ride is dry and unkempt.
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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, upper right in black ink: F Paulin; top right: Linulight Show - 1957; top right corner: 57-17; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: FPA-01286-SP; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.019.003

Wikidata ID

Q64147680

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