The​ ​Vault: Frank Paulin

This​ ​work​ ​was​ ​selected​ ​by​ ​Karely​ ​Byrd​ ​(class​ ​of​ ​2018),​ ​who​ ​explains:​ ​“I​ ​learned​ ​about​ ​Frank Paulin​ ​while​ ​doing​ ​research​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Museum​ ​Studies​ ​Curatorial​ ​Practices​ ​course​ ​this​ ​past​ ​spring and​ ​quickly​ ​fell​ ​in​ ​love​ ​with​ ​his​ ​photographs.​ ​I’ve​ ​always​ ​loved​ ​photography​ ​and​ ​the​ ​way​ ​that Paulin​ ​was​ ​able​ ​to​ ​capture​ ​everyday​ ​life.​ ​In​ ​particular,​ ​I​ ​found​ ​this​ ​piece​ ​interesting​ ​because​ ​it’s a​ ​multiple​ ​exposure.​ ​At​ ​the​ ​time​ ​the​ ​photograph​ ​was​ ​made,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​not​ ​nearly​ ​as​ ​easy​ ​to​ ​take these​ ​types​ ​of​ ​images​ ​as​ ​it​ ​is​ ​today.​ ​I​ ​really​ ​want​ ​to​ ​show​ ​people​ ​just​ ​how​ ​awesome​ ​it​ ​is​ ​that​ ​a photograph​ ​from​ ​the​ ​1950s​ ​was​ ​created​ ​using​ ​such​ ​beautiful​ ​multiple​ ​exposures,​ ​while​ ​also capturing​ ​different​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​New​ ​York.”

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.