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====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Painting|Painting]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Painting|Painting]]==== | ||
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'''Location:''' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | '''Location:''' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Two of Goya's pieces which are known to have aroused the anger of the censors of the Inquisition are ''Maja Desnuda'' (1800, Naked Maja) and ''Maja Vestida'' (1808, Clothed Maja). These were unusual pieces for Goya which presented a woman lying on a bed, and, in the case of ''Maja Desnuda'', a naked woman lying on a bed. Especially scandalizing to the Inquisitors was the naked Maja's visible pubic hair. Anther piece which may have been censored and angered the royal court was ''Los Caprichos'' (1799, The Caprices), which was a satirical, unflattering portrait of the family of Charles IV. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' Two of Goya's pieces which are known to have aroused the anger of the censors of the Inquisition are ''Maja Desnuda'' (1800, Naked Maja) and ''Maja Vestida'' (1808, Clothed Maja). These were unusual pieces for Goya which presented a woman lying on a bed, and, in the case of ''Maja Desnuda'', a naked woman lying on a bed. Especially scandalizing to the Inquisitors was the naked Maja's visible pubic hair. Anther piece which may have been censored and angered the royal court was ''Los Caprichos'' (1799, The Caprices), which was a satirical, unflattering portrait of the family of Charles IV. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' On November 7, 1991, a memo circulated at Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth Campus announcing the affirmative action office had been notified “that one of the art reproductions . . . hanging in [Room] C-203 could contribute to a chilly climate in that classroom, and, thus, be in violation of the law concerning sexual harassment.” As the memo claimed, “The reason given is that the reproduction in question, although a recognized art work [sic], is being displayed in a classroom rather than in a gallery or museum setting . . . Therefore, because we have no defined gallery space for art displays, all reproductions will be removed from C-203 and placed in storage.” <P> | '''The Incident:''' On November 7, 1991, a memo circulated at Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth Campus announcing the affirmative action office had been notified “that one of the art reproductions . . . hanging in [Room] C-203 could contribute to a chilly climate in that classroom, and, thus, be in violation of the law concerning sexual harassment.” As the memo claimed, “The reason given is that the reproduction in question, although a recognized art work [sic], is being displayed in a classroom rather than in a gallery or museum setting . . . Therefore, because we have no defined gallery space for art displays, all reproductions will be removed from C-203 and placed in storage.” <P> | ||