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'''Description of Artwork:''' Henry Miller's, ''Tropic of Cancer,'' deals explicitly with his sexual adventures and challenged models of sexual morality.
'''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.
'''The Incident:''' The novel, ''Tropic of Cancer,'' was 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.

Revision as of 15:28, 27 July 2011

Date: 1938

Region: North America

Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Sexual/Gender Orientation

Medium: Literature


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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, was 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