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====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]====
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'''Artist:''' Students at Palo Verde High Magnet School
'''Artist:''' Students at Palo Verde High Magnet School


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Palo Verde High Magnet School officials, Tucson Unified School District officials, and surrounding community
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Palo Verde High Magnet School officials, Tucson Unified School District officials, and surrounding community


'''Dates of Action:''' March - May 2005
'''Dates of Action:''' March - May 2005


'''Location:''' Tucson, Arizona, USA
'''Location:''' Tucson, Arizona, USA


'''Description of Artwork:''' Students duplicated Michelangelo's ''Creation of Adam'' for a mural project. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Students duplicated Michelangelo's ''Creation of Adam'' for a mural project. <P>


'''The Incident:''' School and District officials wanted the nudity covered up.  First, a fig leaf was used, but students protested to adminstrators. <P>
'''The Incident:''' School and District officials wanted the nudity covered up.  First, a fig leaf was used, but students protested to adminstrators. <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' The fig leaf was replaced with a sash.  <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' The fig leaf was replaced with a sash.  <P>
The school district is putting together a committee that will formulate guidelines for reviewing students' artworks. <P>
The school district is putting together a committee that will formulate guidelines for reviewing students' artworks. <P>


'''Source:''' Arizona Daily Star, May 11, 2005
'''Source:''' Arizona Daily Star, May 11, 2005

Latest revision as of 17:30, 10 February 2012

Date: 2005

Region: North America

Subject: Nudity

Medium: Painting


Creationofadam.png

Artist: Students at Palo Verde High Magnet School

Confronting Bodies: Palo Verde High Magnet School officials, Tucson Unified School District officials, and surrounding community

Dates of Action: March - May 2005

Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Description of Artwork: Students duplicated Michelangelo's Creation of Adam for a mural project.

The Incident: School and District officials wanted the nudity covered up. First, a fig leaf was used, but students protested to adminstrators.

Results of Incident: The fig leaf was replaced with a sash.

The school district is putting together a committee that will formulate guidelines for reviewing students' artworks.

Source: Arizona Daily Star, May 11, 2005