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The Adolescent Comedy

1959–1964

Joseph Sterling

Associated Names

Joseph Sterling

Artist, American, 1936 - 2010

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of John S. Parsley and Nancy Nolan Parsley
Dimensions

image/sheet: 21.59 × 33.02 cm (8 1/2 × 13 in.)
Accession Number

2024.181.23
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

Parsley, John S.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: T87-17 / Joseph Sterling

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