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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2002|2002]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography | ====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Evan Johnson | '''Artist:''' Evan Johnson | ||
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'''Dates of Action:''' October 2002 | '''Dates of Action:''' October 2002 | ||
'''Location:''' Willits Center For the Arts, Mendocino County, CA | '''Location:''' Willits Center For the Arts, Mendocino County, CA, USA | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Digitally manipulated photo images, which included Dick Cheney, Vice-President of USA, the first President Bush and swastika | '''Description of Artwork:''' Digitally manipulated photo images, which included Dick Cheney, Vice-President of USA, the first President Bush and swastika | ||
'''The Incident:''' The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County invited, by way of newspaper ad, all local artists to display their works at the Willits Center For the Arts with no indication of the criteria of selection. Evan Johnson, a professional photographer, submitted his photographs. However he was told by one of the officers of the Arts Council that his work could not be displayed because of its content, which would upset the County Manager. The city | '''The Incident:''' The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County invited, by way of newspaper ad, all local artists to display their works at the Willits Center For the Arts with no indication of the criteria of selection. Evan Johnson, a professional photographer, submitted his photographs. However, he was told by one of the officers of the Arts Council that his work could not be displayed because of its content, which would upset the County Manager. The city agreed to meet with the artist to talk about this. In the meantime, the exhibition opened without the photographs of Evan Johnson. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' National Coalition Against Censorship and the First Amendment Project in Oakland, CA sent a letter to The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County explaining | '''Results of Incident:''' National Coalition Against Censorship and the First Amendment Project in Oakland, CA sent a letter to The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County explaining the implications of the First Amendment to them. Following this the photographs were returned to the exhibition. | ||
'''Source:''' The First Amendment Project, NCAC | '''Source:''' The First Amendment Project, NCAC | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 7 January 2012
Date: 2002
Region: North America
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Photography
Artist: Evan Johnson
Confronting Bodies: The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County
Dates of Action: October 2002
Location: Willits Center For the Arts, Mendocino County, CA, USA
Description of Artwork: Digitally manipulated photo images, which included Dick Cheney, Vice-President of USA, the first President Bush and swastika
The Incident: The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County invited, by way of newspaper ad, all local artists to display their works at the Willits Center For the Arts with no indication of the criteria of selection. Evan Johnson, a professional photographer, submitted his photographs. However, he was told by one of the officers of the Arts Council that his work could not be displayed because of its content, which would upset the County Manager. The city agreed to meet with the artist to talk about this. In the meantime, the exhibition opened without the photographs of Evan Johnson.
Results of Incident: National Coalition Against Censorship and the First Amendment Project in Oakland, CA sent a letter to The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County explaining the implications of the First Amendment to them. Following this the photographs were returned to the exhibition.
Source: The First Amendment Project, NCAC
