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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1938|1938]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]] [[:Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation|Sexual/Gender Orientation | ====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]], [[:Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation|Sexual/Gender Orientation]] ==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature | ====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Henry Miller | '''Artist:''' Henry Miller | ||
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'''Location:''' United States | '''Location:''' United States | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Henry Miller's, | '''Description of Artwork:''' Henry Miller's, ''Tropic of Cancer,'' deals explicitly with his sexual adventures and challenged models of sexual morality. | ||
'''The Incident:''' The novel, | '''The Incident:''' The novel, ''Tropic of Cancer,'' and all of Henry Miller's works are banned from entering the United States. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' In 1961 the ban is lifted, although the work is deemed "obscene" by the Citizens for Decent Literature. | '''Results of Incident:''' In 1961 the ban is lifted, although the work is deemed "obscene" by the Citizens for Decent Literature. | ||
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'''Source:''' New York Public Library, New York City | '''Source:''' New York Public Library, New York City | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1938]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:1930s]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | [[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | ||
[[Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation]] | [[Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation]] | ||
[[Category:Literature]] | [[Category:Literature]] | ||
[[Category:Henry Miller]] | [[Category:Henry Miller]] | ||
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:<span style="font-style: italic;">Tropic of Cancer</span>}} |
Revision as of 15:12, 27 July 2011
Date: 1938
Region: North America
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Sexual/Gender Orientation
Medium: Literature
Artist: Henry Miller
Confronting Bodies: U.S. Government
Dates of Action: 1938
Location: United States
Description of Artwork: Henry Miller's, Tropic of Cancer, deals explicitly with his sexual adventures and challenged models of sexual morality.
The Incident: The novel, Tropic of Cancer, and all of Henry Miller's works are banned from entering the United States.
Results of Incident: In 1961 the ban is lifted, although the work is deemed "obscene" by the Citizens for Decent Literature.
Source: New York Public Library, New York City