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'''The Incident:''' Shelton State asked Trobaugh, an adjunct professor, to exhibit his work in the school's gallery. He followed the procedure for installing a show, showing slides to the head of the school's art department, Linda Grote. One day after its installation, the school president, Rick Rogers, complained about the exhibit. The following week, Grote met with Trobaugh and told him that his pieces "weren't working," and removed the exhibit. Rogers' reasoning was that the "controversial" photographs were inappropriate when juxtaposed with the school's showing of ''Arsenic and Old Lace.'' <P> | '''The Incident:''' Shelton State asked Trobaugh, an adjunct professor, to exhibit his work in the school's gallery. He followed the procedure for installing a show, showing slides to the head of the school's art department, Linda Grote. One day after its installation, the school president, Rick Rogers, complained about the exhibit. The following week, Grote met with Trobaugh and told him that his pieces "weren't working," and removed the exhibit. Rogers' reasoning was that the "controversial" photographs were inappropriate when juxtaposed with the school's showing of ''Arsenic and Old Lace.'' <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The school offered Trobaugh the | '''Results of Incident:''' The school offered Trobaugh the opportunity to exhibit his work in a gallery out of site of children visiting to see the play. Trobaugh refused, suggesting that it was an attempt to "obfuscate the issues." <P> | ||
'''Source:''' www.tuscaloosanews.com | '''Source:''' www.tuscaloosanews.com | ||