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====Date: [[:Category:1995 - 2005|1995 - 2005]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Date: [[:Category:1995|1995]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Design|Design]]====
 
 
 
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
 
 
 
====Medium: [[:Category:Design|Design]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
 
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'''Artist:''' Andrew Mastrocinque
'''Artist:''' Andrew Mastrocinque


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Portsmouth High School Principal
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Portsmouth High School Principal


'''Date of Action:''' 1995


 
'''Location:''' Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
'''Dates of Action:''' 1995
 
 
 
'''Location:''' Portsmouth, Rhode Island
 
 


'''Description of Artwork:''' Mastrocinque's charcoal drawings emphasized the human form, featuring male and female nudes.  <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Mastrocinque's charcoal drawings emphasized the human form, featuring male and female nudes.  <P>


 
'''The Incident:''' Portsmouth High School art teacher, Marilyn Carpenter, chose Mastrocinque for the school's artist of the month and hung five of his drawings in a glass case near the school library.  Within hours of their display, the school principal, John Lucas, removed the drawings.  Several students protested, hanging signs that read, "Censorship is a disease," and "Art should not be censored."  In addition, Carpenter contacted her union claiming a breach of academic freedom.  <P>
 
'''The Incident:''' Portsmouth High School art teacher, Marilyn Carpenter, chose Mastrocinque for the schools artist of the month and hung five of his drawings in a glass case near the school library.  Within hours of their display, the school principal, John Lucas, removed the drawings.  Several students protested, hanging signs that read, "Censorship is a disease," and "Art should not be censored."  In addition, Carpenter contacted her union claiming a breach of academic freedom.  <P>
 
 


'''Results of Incident:''' The school superintendent promised that there would be no further interference with future exhibits.  Carpenter withdrew the grievance and the works were reinstalled in her classroom. <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' The school superintendent promised that there would be no further interference with future exhibits.  Carpenter withdrew the grievance and the works were reinstalled in her classroom. <P>


'''Source:''' Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996
'''Source:''' Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996


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Latest revision as of 20:12, 5 February 2012

Date: 1995

Region: North America

Subject: Nudity

Medium: Design


Artist: Andrew Mastrocinque

Confronting Bodies: Portsmouth High School Principal

Date of Action: 1995

Location: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Description of Artwork: Mastrocinque's charcoal drawings emphasized the human form, featuring male and female nudes.

The Incident: Portsmouth High School art teacher, Marilyn Carpenter, chose Mastrocinque for the school's artist of the month and hung five of his drawings in a glass case near the school library. Within hours of their display, the school principal, John Lucas, removed the drawings. Several students protested, hanging signs that read, "Censorship is a disease," and "Art should not be censored." In addition, Carpenter contacted her union claiming a breach of academic freedom.

Results of Incident: The school superintendent promised that there would be no further interference with future exhibits. Carpenter withdrew the grievance and the works were reinstalled in her classroom.

Source: Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996