View source for The King of the Jews for the King of Beers (billboard)

====Date: [[:Category:2002|2002]]====

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

====Subject: [[:Category:Religion|Religion]], [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====

====Medium: [[:Category:Painting|Painting]], [[:Category:Commercial Advertising|Commercial Advertising]], [[:Category:Public Art|Public Art]]====
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'''Artist:''' Ron English

'''Confronting Bodies:''' Unknown vandal[s]

'''Dates of Action:''' July 2002

'''Location:''' Baltimore, Maryland, 1200 Mt. Royal Ave.

'''Description of Artwork:''' The artwork was a billboard featuring a picture of Jesus holding a beer bottle with the slogan "The King of the Jews for the King of Beers" underneath the image.  <P>

'''The Incident:''' Following repeated complaints about the artwork from a radio show, and member of the community, unknown assailants, in the middle of the night, defaced the artwork by throwing a can of white paint on the image. <P>

'''Results of Incident:''' A police report was filed and due to the vandalism the image was removed from public view. <P>

'''Source:''' NCAC with the aid of an email from > David Greene Executive Director First Amendment Project.

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[[Category:Commercial Advertising]]
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