Storefronts (exhibition)
Date: 2006-present [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Religious [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Painting [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Artist: Lloyd Marcus
Confronting Bodies: Deltona, Fl city manager
Dates of Action: February, 2006
Location: Deltona, FL
Description of Artwork: The series of paintings, "Storefronts," depict the artist's upbringing, where religion played a prominent role - one contains a priest carrying a Bible, another a priest bearing a basket of treats for a woman and her child, and a third features a man whose cap reads "I Love Jesus."
The Incident: Worried about violating the principle of separation between church and state, the City Manager removed three paintings from the series from a City Hall display celebrating Black History Month.
Results of Incident: After protest, the City returned the paintings.
Source: NCAC, Orlando Sentinel [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]