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Paulin grew up in New York and Chicago.
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Frank Paulin
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At the age of 16 in 1942, his photographic education began as an art apprentice at Whittaker-Christiansen Studio, Chicago. In 1944, Paulin joined the Army, spending two years in the Signal Corps in Europe. During this time, Paulin developed his documentary artistic style by photographing wartime devastation of German cities.
In 1946, Paulin returned to Chicago and enrolled at the Institute of Design, By the end of the 1950s, Frank Paulin"s educational resume included studies at the New School under the renowned art director Alexey Brodovitch.
In 1957, Paulin celebrated his first solo artist exhibition at the Limelight Gallery. Frank Paulin continues to live and work in 2010 "Discoveries." Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
2010 "Frank Paulin: An American Documentarian." Lowe Art Museum, Miami, Florida. 2008 "Frank Paulin: Out of the Limelight." Bruce Silverstein Gallery. 2006- 2007 ‘New York at Night: Photographs from the collection.’ The Museum of Modern Art, 2006 ‘Thirty Days of Fashion.’ Hearst Building Atrium, 2005-2006 ‘Frank Paulin: Moments.’ Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, California 2005 ‘Paris in Black and White.’ Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, California 2005 ‘By the Sea.’ Yossi Milo Gallery, 2003 ‘Frank Paulin: Limelight.’ Bruce Silverstein Gallery, 2002 ‘The New Bauhaus: 1930-1971.’ Bruce Silverstein Gallery, 2002 ‘Where is Elvis?’ Howard Greenberg Gallery, 2002 ‘Helen Gee: The Limelight Years 1954-1961.’ Sarah Morthland Gallery, 1998 ‘Take the A train.’ Howard Greenberg Gallery, 1997 ‘The Streets and Beyond: New York Photography, 1900-1960.’ The museum of the City of New York, 1997 ‘Carolina Culture: The Automobile in the 20th Century Photography (aka Photography and the Automobile: Before and After the War).’ Howard Greenberg Gallery, 1997 ‘Kissing.’ Howard Greenberg Gallery, 1994 ‘ The Street Walkers: Leo Levinstein and Frank Paulin.’ Howard Greenberg Gallery, 1960 ‘New York VU Par.’ Centre Culturel Americain, Paris, France 1957 ‘Photographs by Franks Paulin.’ Limelight Gallery, Museum of the.
