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Series TitleThe Adolescent Comedy

Artist Joseph Sterling (American, 1936 - 2010)

Date1959-1962

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet (top): 7 15/16 × 5 7/8 inches (20.16 × 14.92 cm)
Image and sheet (bottom): 6 7/16 × 4 5/16 inches (16.35 × 10.95 cm)
Mount: 20 × 15 inches (50.8 × 38.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2017.68.207

SignedSigned on mount verso, bottom, in pencil: “Joseph Sterling”

InscribedTyped label attached to mount verso, in black: “THE ADOLESCENT COMEDY / Joseph Sterling / Plate No. 49”

MarkingsOn mount verso, bottom, in pencil: “T.-'60-111-2 / B.-444-18”; On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: “032.460.3.11”.

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DescriptionTwo photographs mounted vertically on a single mat. The top image depicts three girls seen from behind wearing similar outfits - sleeveless white tops and white caps. The bottom image depicts the legs and feet of four young women - they are all wearing white socks pulled up over their ankles and dark shoes.Provenance

Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.

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