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Stan Washburn (American, b. 1943)

Youth, from the series A Moral Alphabet of Vice and Folly

Date: 1984
Medium: Etching
Object Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (41.28 x 37.47 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2002.008.01.26
Photo Credit: Jueqian Fang
A Youth received an annuity from his doting aunt, but it was not a large one. “Alas, my nephew is not well endowed,” she lamented to the young ladies of the town, who received this intelligence with unbridled hilarity, and afterwards avoided him.
Moral: Never discuss finances.

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