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====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Mixed Media|Mixed Media | ====Medium: [[:Category:Mixed Media|Mixed Media]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Ginger White | '''Artist:''' Ginger White | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' Pastel drawings of nude figures <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' Pastel drawings of nude figures <P> | ||
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'''The Incident:''' White's pastels were "accidentally" put on display near the children's section of a public library. Parents complained, and county commissioners removed all library displays while formulating a new policy for showing art in the library. <P> | '''The Incident:''' White's pastels were "accidentally" put on display near the children's section of a public library. Parents complained, and county commissioners removed all library displays while formulating a new policy for showing art in the library. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' All displays in public libraries in the county were emptied and left bare until clear-cut rules can be drafted for what may be displayed. Seven months after the incident, library display cases remain empty. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' All displays in public libraries in the county were emptied and left bare until clear-cut rules can be drafted for what may be displayed. Seven months after the incident, library display cases remain empty. <P> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:37, 31 December 2011
Date: 2004
Region: North America
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Mixed Media
Artist: Ginger White
Confronting Bodies: Parents of children who use the library
Date of Action: December 2004
Location: Manatee County, Florida, USA
Description of Artwork: Pastel drawings of nude figures
The Incident: White's pastels were "accidentally" put on display near the children's section of a public library. Parents complained, and county commissioners removed all library displays while formulating a new policy for showing art in the library.
Results of Incident: All displays in public libraries in the county were emptied and left bare until clear-cut rules can be drafted for what may be displayed. Seven months after the incident, library display cases remain empty.
Source: The Herald Tribune Online www.heraldtribune.com
