The Adolescent Comedy

1959–1964

Joseph Sterling

Associated Names
Joseph Sterling

Artist, American, 1936 - 2010

The artwork "The Adolescent Comedy" depicts a close-up of two people embracing. The person on the left, with part of their back visible, is wearing a light-colored shirt and holds a cigarette in one hand. The person on the right is facing them, with their face partially obscured and nestled into the other's neck. Their hair is short and dark. The image is in black and white, creating a contrast between the figures and the dark background, which is largely indistinct.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John S. Parsley and Nancy Nolan Parsley

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.59 × 33.02 cm (8 1/2 × 13 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.181.12

  • Series Title

    The Adolescent Comedy

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Joseph Sterling; John S. Parsley, Houston, TX, 2023; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, inverted bottom center in graphite: 556-37 / Joseph Sterling; by artist, vertical upper center in black ink: J. Sterling

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