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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1947|1947]] - Present==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity | ====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography | ====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Jock Sturges | [[File:jocksturges.jpeg|right|200px]] | ||
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'''Confronting Bodies:''' Christian Right advocates lead by Dr. James Dobson and Randall Jerry | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Christian Right advocates lead by Dr. James Dobson and Randall Jerry | ||
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'''Source:''' American Library Association, NCAC | '''Source:''' American Library Association, NCAC | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 5 August 2011
Date: 1947 - Present
Region: North America
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Photography
Artist: Jock Sturges
Confronting Bodies: Christian Right advocates lead by Dr. James Dobson and Randall Jerry
Dates of Action: 1997
Location: United States bookstores
Description of Artwork: Photography books by Jock Sturges, which include pictures of nude children.
The Incident: Bookstores, particularly Barnes & Noble and Borders, received requests that Jock Sturges' books be removed for being pornographic. In some locations protestors entered the stores and destroyed their copies. Barnes & Noble was indicted in Alabama and Tennessee on obscenity charges for selling books by Sturges and photographer David Hamilton.
Results of Incident: Barnes & Noble reached a settlement with Tennessee authorities agreeing to treat the materials like material that is harmful to minors. It agreed that in Tennessee it would display the books in blinder racks 5 1/2 feet off the floor or use opaque shrink wrap. The Montgomery, Alabama case was dismissed on a technicality. Otherwise, Barnes & Noble and Borders would not remove the books from their shelves.
Source: American Library Association, NCAC
