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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1989|1989]]==== | ||
====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:Public Art|Public Art | ====Medium: [[:Category:Public Art|Public Art]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Keegan and students | '''Artist:''' Artist Ken Keegan and students | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Ericson Elementary School | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Ericson Elementary School | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' A mural painted by Keegan and students outside of the elementary school on a wall around a gateway. The mural depicted children with books leading in an never-ending staircase into the sky. On each book spine was the title of a book that had once been banned. | '''Description of Artwork:''' A mural painted by Keegan and students outside of the elementary school on a wall around a gateway. The mural depicted children with books leading in an never-ending staircase into the sky. On each book spine was the title of a book that had once been banned. | ||
'''The Incident:''' Keegan and Ericson students painted a mural that had been approved by then-principal Stewart Brown. After getting approval however, Keegan decided to paint the titles of once-banned books on the stairway, according to district officials. | '''The Incident:''' Keegan and Ericson students painted a mural that had been approved by then-principal Stewart Brown. After getting approval however, Keegan decided to paint the titles of once-banned books on the stairway, according to district officials. [[The Catcher in the Rye]] by [[J.D. Salinger]], [[Huckleberry Finn]] by [[Mark Twain]], [[Ulysses]] by [[James Joyce]] and the Bibles were included -- all books that had once been labeled violent or obscene or unfit for minors in various jurisdictions. "Those titles were not approved by the principal," said Dianne Bess, assistant to district fine arts director Kay Wagner. "The Principal was upset and asked that the titles be removed. (Keegan) refused." Another artist was hired to obliterate the book titles. Now the stack of books to the stars is nameless. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' By painting over the titles the district violated state law," Lewis Gillooly, Keegan's attorney, said. "That law, embodied in the Art Preservation Act, says the owner of a work of fine art is not permitted to alter, mutilate, deface, or change it without the artist's consent. The questions then asked were: Is it fine art?, Who owns the painting?, and What were the conditions of hire? The book titles were painted over by another artist. Keegan spent over two years involved in the judicial process resulting in the mural being judged as school property. | '''Results of Incident:''' By painting over the titles the district violated state law," Lewis Gillooly, Keegan's attorney, said. "That law, embodied in the Art Preservation Act, says the owner of a work of fine art is not permitted to alter, mutilate, deface, or change it without the artist's consent. The questions then asked were: Is it fine art?, Who owns the painting?, and What were the conditions of hire? The book titles were painted over by another artist. Keegan spent over two years involved in the judicial process resulting in the mural being judged as school property. | ||
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'''Source:''' The San Diego Union and Keegan | '''Source:''' The San Diego Union and Keegan | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1989]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:1980s]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:California]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:San Diego]] | ||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Public Art]] | [[Category:Public Art]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: Ken Keegan]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 1 August 2011
Date: 1989
Region: North America
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Public Art
Artist: Artist Ken Keegan and students
Confronting Bodies: Ericson Elementary School
Dates of Action: October 1989
Location: San Diego, California
Description of Artwork: A mural painted by Keegan and students outside of the elementary school on a wall around a gateway. The mural depicted children with books leading in an never-ending staircase into the sky. On each book spine was the title of a book that had once been banned.
The Incident: Keegan and Ericson students painted a mural that had been approved by then-principal Stewart Brown. After getting approval however, Keegan decided to paint the titles of once-banned books on the stairway, according to district officials. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Ulysses by James Joyce and the Bibles were included -- all books that had once been labeled violent or obscene or unfit for minors in various jurisdictions. "Those titles were not approved by the principal," said Dianne Bess, assistant to district fine arts director Kay Wagner. "The Principal was upset and asked that the titles be removed. (Keegan) refused." Another artist was hired to obliterate the book titles. Now the stack of books to the stars is nameless.
Results of Incident: By painting over the titles the district violated state law," Lewis Gillooly, Keegan's attorney, said. "That law, embodied in the Art Preservation Act, says the owner of a work of fine art is not permitted to alter, mutilate, deface, or change it without the artist's consent. The questions then asked were: Is it fine art?, Who owns the painting?, and What were the conditions of hire? The book titles were painted over by another artist. Keegan spent over two years involved in the judicial process resulting in the mural being judged as school property.
Source: The San Diego Union and Keegan
