LIFE DRAWINGS STRIPPED FROM THE WYVERN THEATRE GALLERY IN SWINDON
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Date: 1995 - 2005
Region: Europe
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Painting
Artist: artist Sarah Hope
Confronting Bodies: Wyvern Theatre Management
Dates of Action: December 2001
Location: Wyvern Theatre Gallery, Swindon, England, UK
Description of Artwork: Charcoal drawings of male nudes
The Incident: Taken down by Swindon theatre gallery because they believed the drawings might cause offense to families durring pantomine season.
Results of Incident: Local Newspaper Swindon Evening Advertiser ran a story on the 15th December 2001 regarding the incident. Drawings were replaced with work by other artist which happened to depict female torsos
Source: See the Swindon Evening Advertiser newspaper article on my website http://www.sarahhope.com
