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Series TitleThe Adolescent Comedy
Artist Joseph Sterling (American, 1936 - 2010)
Date1959-1962
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet (each): 5 15/16 × 8 15/16 inches (15.08 × 22.7 cm)
Mount: 20 × 15 inches (50.8 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.200
SignedSigned on mount verso, bottom, in pencil: “Joseph Sterling”
InscribedTyped label attached to mount verso, in black: “THE ADOLESCENT COMEDY / Joseph Sterling / Plate No. 42”
MarkingsOn mount verso, bottom, in pencil: “T92-22 /174-4” On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: “032.487.3.11”
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DescriptionTwo images mounted vertically on a single mount. Top image is of a young woman wearing a dress with a pleated skirt, white gloves, and hat adorned with lace and flowers. She stands next to a flag and looks out onto a seated crowd. Bottom image is of a woman performing on a stage with a spot light on her. She wears a white shirt, dark pants, and strappy sandals.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© Estate of Joseph Sterling
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