A Cry for Help (sculpture)
Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion Nudity [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Sculpture [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Artist: Paul Perrotti
Confronting Bodies: Joan Heybruck, spokesperson for American Red Cross; Milford, Conn chapter of the American Red Cross
Dates of Action: November, 2000
Location: Milford, Connecticut American Red Cross chapter
Description of Artwork: The sculpture is of a half naked woman who appears to be in agony sitting on a submarine.
The Incident: Critics of the work called it "obscene" and "frightening to children." Perrotti stated that such criticism was "narrow-minded."
Results of Incident: The Red Cross chapter removed the sculpture after claiming the work was a potential distraction to drivers.
Source: Emmett Murphy, "Art Business News" [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]
