Peyton Place
Artist: Grace Metalious
Year: 1950’s
Date of Action:
Region: North America
Subject: Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Literature
Confronting Bodies:
Description of Artwork: However, six months later, on 6 December 1957, the original Dell edition of Peyton Place was placed on the banned list, remaining there until 11 February 1971. It was the book’s sexual passages, rather than its handling of taboo subjects, that concerned the censors.
The Incident: Not provided yet.
Results of Incident: Not provided yet.
Source:
• http://blog.naa.gov.au/banned/2013/08/05/peyton-place/
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