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====Date: [[:Category:1995 - 2005|1995 - 2005]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Date: [[:Category:2001|2001]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography]]====
 
 
 
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
 
 
 
====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
 
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'''Artist:''' Henry Butz
'''Artist:''' Henry Butz


'''Confronting Bodies:''' The Sayville Chamber of Commerce
'''Confronting Bodies:''' The Sayville Chamber of Commerce


'''Date of Action:''' Saturday, August 4th, 2001, 10:00am


 
'''Location:''' Main Street, Sayville, New York, USA
'''Dates of Action:''' Saturday, August 4th, 2001, 10:00am
 
 
 
'''Location:''' Main Street, Sayville, New York
 
 


'''Description of Artwork:''' Collection of black and white nude images of obese women. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Collection of black and white nude images of obese women. <P>


'''The Incident:''' A representative of the Sayville Chamber of Commerce physically removed a photography display from the street citing anonymous complaints.  During the one hour in which the display was available to the public, feedback from patrons was positive.  Although the photographer had given the Chamber of Commerce advance, written notice of the intended subject matter and had offered to move the display, he was still ejected. <P>
'''The Incident:''' A representative of the Sayville Chamber of Commerce physically removed a photography display from the street citing anonymous complaints.  During the one hour in which the display was available to the public, feedback from patrons was positive.  Although the photographer had given the Chamber of Commerce advance, written notice of the intended subject matter and had offered to move the display, he was still ejected. <P>


 
'''Results of Incident:''' Shop owners who had witnessed the incident were upset.  The photographer was sent a check to refund the entrance fee, which did not cover the expense of creating the street display nor the lost revenue.  The show moved on to SoHo Photo in New York City in November of 2002 for a one month exhibition entitled ''Clouds''. <P>
 
'''Results of Incident:''' Shop owners who had witnessed the incident were upset.  The photographer was sent a check to refund the entrance fee, which did not cover the expense of creating the street display nor the lost revenue.  The show moved on to SoHo Photo in New York City in November of 2002 for a one month exhibition entitled Clouds. <P>
 
 


'''Source:''' First-hand account with witness
'''Source:''' First-hand account with witness


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Latest revision as of 22:12, 6 January 2012

Date: 2001

Region: North America

Subject: Nudity

Medium: Photography


Artist: Henry Butz

Confronting Bodies: The Sayville Chamber of Commerce

Date of Action: Saturday, August 4th, 2001, 10:00am

Location: Main Street, Sayville, New York, USA

Description of Artwork: Collection of black and white nude images of obese women.

The Incident: A representative of the Sayville Chamber of Commerce physically removed a photography display from the street citing anonymous complaints. During the one hour in which the display was available to the public, feedback from patrons was positive. Although the photographer had given the Chamber of Commerce advance, written notice of the intended subject matter and had offered to move the display, he was still ejected.

Results of Incident: Shop owners who had witnessed the incident were upset. The photographer was sent a check to refund the entrance fee, which did not cover the expense of creating the street display nor the lost revenue. The show moved on to SoHo Photo in New York City in November of 2002 for a one month exhibition entitled Clouds.

Source: First-hand account with witness