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====Date: [[:Category:1995 | ====Date: [[:Category:1995|1995]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Design|Design]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Design|Design | |||
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'''Artist:''' Andrew Mastrocinque | '''Artist:''' Andrew Mastrocinque | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Portsmouth High School Principal | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Portsmouth High School Principal | ||
'''Date of Action:''' 1995 | |||
'''Location:''' Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA | |||
'''Location:''' Portsmouth, Rhode Island | |||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Mastrocinque's charcoal drawings emphasized the human form, featuring male and female nudes. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' Mastrocinque's charcoal drawings emphasized the human form, featuring male and female nudes. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' Portsmouth High School art teacher, Marilyn Carpenter, chose Mastrocinque for the school's artist of the month and hung five of his drawings in a glass case near the school library. Within hours of their display, the school principal, John Lucas, removed the drawings. Several students protested, hanging signs that read, "Censorship is a disease," and "Art should not be censored." In addition, Carpenter contacted her union claiming a breach of academic freedom. <P> | |||
'''The Incident:''' Portsmouth High School art teacher, Marilyn Carpenter, chose Mastrocinque for the | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' The school superintendent promised that there would be no further interference with future exhibits. Carpenter withdrew the grievance and the works were reinstalled in her classroom. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' The school superintendent promised that there would be no further interference with future exhibits. Carpenter withdrew the grievance and the works were reinstalled in her classroom. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996 | '''Source:''' Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996 | ||
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[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:Nudity]] | [[Category:Nudity]] | ||
[[Category:Design]] | [[Category:Design]] | ||
[[Category:Andrew Mastrocinque]] | [[Category:Andrew Mastrocinque]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:12, 5 February 2012
Date: 1995
Region: North America
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Design
Artist: Andrew Mastrocinque
Confronting Bodies: Portsmouth High School Principal
Date of Action: 1995
Location: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Description of Artwork: Mastrocinque's charcoal drawings emphasized the human form, featuring male and female nudes.
The Incident: Portsmouth High School art teacher, Marilyn Carpenter, chose Mastrocinque for the school's artist of the month and hung five of his drawings in a glass case near the school library. Within hours of their display, the school principal, John Lucas, removed the drawings. Several students protested, hanging signs that read, "Censorship is a disease," and "Art should not be censored." In addition, Carpenter contacted her union claiming a breach of academic freedom.
Results of Incident: The school superintendent promised that there would be no further interference with future exhibits. Carpenter withdrew the grievance and the works were reinstalled in her classroom.
Source: Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996
