Rich Johnson & Sam Evans, North Hollywood (photograph)

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Date: 1951 - 1975 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]

Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Medium: Photography [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]


Artist: Mel Roberts


Confronting Bodies: Los Angeles Police Department


Dates of Action: Late 1970s


Location: Los Angeles, California


Description of Artwork: Roberts' photograph, "Rich Johnson & Sam Evans, North Hollywood," showed two nude men sitting by a swimming pool.

The Incident: In the late 1970s LAPD officers raided Roberts' home, siezing and damaging negatives, prints, photography equipment and his customer mailing list.

Results of Incident: Roberts ceased his professional photography career.

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