Movie Ticketseller, Times Square
1957
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 33.5 × 49.6 cm (13 3/16 × 19 1/2 in.) sheet: 40.64 × 50.48 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Bruce and Silke Silverstein)
Accession Number
2015.19.5189
Art Historical Context
Frank Paulin's *Movie Ticketseller, Times Square* (1957) captures the vibrant energy of mid-century New York City through the lens of a street photographer. The gelatin silver print depicts a ticketseller amid the neon-lit chaos of Times Square, hub of postwar American entertainment and urban hustle. This image freezes a moment from the golden age of Hollywood cinema, when blockbuster movies drew crowds to marquees promising escapism in an era of economic boom and cultural optimism. Printed in gelatin silver—a versatile black-and-white process prized for its tonal depth and fine detail—Paulin...