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'''Artist:''' Jack Kevorkian, a.k.a. “Dr. Death”  (1928 - 2011)


'''Artist:''' The artist in question is Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian, a 72-year-old who is also serving 10 to 25 years in a Michigan prison.  The advocate for assisted suicide is was convicted in 1999 of assisted suicide of second-degree murder in the death of a terminal
'''Confronting Bodies:''' John H. Tighe, building owner of the Danielson Art Museum
 
 
 
'''Confronting Bodies:''' John H. Tighe – the building owner of the Danielson Art Museum
 
 


'''Dates of Action:''' April 2001
'''Dates of Action:''' April 2001


'''Location:''' Danielson, Connecticut USA
'''Location:''' Danielson, Connecticut USA


'''Description of Artwork:''' The six macabre prints in question included ''For He Is Raised''--images of giant Easter bunnies pulling a Christ-like marionette from colorful eggs, ''The Gourmet (War)''--a headless corpse preparing to dine on its own noggin, and ''Nearer My God To Thee''--a ghoul-like figure being drawn against his will into an abyss. <P>
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'''The Incident:''' Kevorkian’s prints were taken from the gallery by the building’s owner, John H. Tighe.  Steven Tomeo, director of the Museum at first notified police because he thought they were stolen.  He claims that Tighe later told him he had removed the prints from the exhibit because they were too controversial and he was in fear of liability. <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' The Danielson police recovered the prints from Tighe and ultimately they were returned to Tomeo.  They were not included in the exhibit.  These prints and most of Kevorkian's paintings and prints were sold at auction upon his death in 2011. <P>


'''Description of Artwork:''' The six macabre prints in question included images of giant Easter bunnies pulling a Christ-like marionette from colorful eggs, a headless corpse preparing to dine on its own noggin (pictured above), and a ghoul-like figure being drawn against his will into an abyss. <P>
'''Source:''' www.ctnow.com; http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=20010424&id=OqFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cEwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6988,2410679;
 
 
 
'''The Incident:''' Kevorkian’s prints were reported stolen from Danielson Art Museum, where they were to have been in the gallery’s inaugural show by Steven Tomeo, the gallery’s director. The prints were taken from the gallery by the building’s owner, John H. Tighe. Tomeo claims that Tighe told him he removed the prints from the exhibit because they were too controversial and he was in fear of liability.   <P>
 
 
 
'''Results of Incident:''' The Danielson police recovered the prints from Tighe and ultimately they were returned to Tomeo. Tomeo does not know what he will do with the artwork seeing as Tighe will not let him exhibit them anymore.   <P>
 
 


'''Source:''' www.ctnow.com
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Latest revision as of 01:41, 14 January 2012

Date: 2001

Region: North America

Subject: Religious Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Mixed Media Design


Kevorkian3.gif

Artist: Jack Kevorkian, a.k.a. “Dr. Death” (1928 - 2011)

Confronting Bodies: John H. Tighe, building owner of the Danielson Art Museum

Dates of Action: April 2001

Location: Danielson, Connecticut USA

Description of Artwork: The six macabre prints in question included For He Is Raised--images of giant Easter bunnies pulling a Christ-like marionette from colorful eggs, The Gourmet (War)--a headless corpse preparing to dine on its own noggin, and Nearer My God To Thee--a ghoul-like figure being drawn against his will into an abyss.

Kevorkian.gif
Kevorkian2.gif

The Incident: Kevorkian’s prints were taken from the gallery by the building’s owner, John H. Tighe. Steven Tomeo, director of the Museum at first notified police because he thought they were stolen. He claims that Tighe later told him he had removed the prints from the exhibit because they were too controversial and he was in fear of liability.

Results of Incident: The Danielson police recovered the prints from Tighe and ultimately they were returned to Tomeo. They were not included in the exhibit. These prints and most of Kevorkian's paintings and prints were sold at auction upon his death in 2011.

Source: www.ctnow.com; http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=20010424&id=OqFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cEwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6988,2410679;