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Joseph Sterling Photographs Exhibited at USF Art Gallery
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niversity of St. Francis alumna Deborah Sterling ‘06 generously provided the works of her late husband, noted photographer Joseph Sterling, for the inaugural exhibit at the University of St. Francis Art Gallery in downtown Joliet. Born in El Paso, Texas in 1936, Joseph Sterling moved to Chicago in 1957 to study at the Institute of Design. After graduating, he had a successful career as a corporate & industrial photographer and educator, teaching at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Institute of Design and Columbia College, Chicago. Of his many artistic projects, Sterling is best known for his work on adolescence that was published in 2005 as The Age of Adolescence by Greybull Press. Sterling’s work can be found in many collections including Museum of Modern Art, George Eastman House, The Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago. The USF Art Gallery is located at the university’s Rialto City Center Campus, 25 E. Van Buren St., Joliet. Call (815) 740-6446 for gallery hours of operation.
Bird and Railroad Tracks, 1957
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A Year of Service • 2013-2014