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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2000|2000]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Racial/Ethnic|Racial/Ethnic | ====Subject: [[:Category:Racial/Ethnic|Racial/Ethnic]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography | ====Medium: [[:Category:Photography|Photography]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Bill Thomas, Photographer | '''Artist:''' Bill Thomas, Photographer | ||
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'''Dates of Action:''' Spring 2000 | '''Dates of Action:''' Spring 2000 | ||
'''Location:''' Foley's Department Store, Houston, | '''Location:''' Foley's Department Store, Houston, Texas, USA | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' The installation Today's Special commemorated the 1960 sit-in protests that resulted in the integration of Houston's downtown lunch-counters. The provocative photograph, titled Racial Tensions, featured black and white figures balanced on opposite ends of a see-saw, with nooses around their necks and hands tied behind their backs. The point of the piece according to Thomas was that, "balance must be maintained for them to survive, and any attempt by one to harm the other will result in mutual destruction." | '''Description of Artwork:''' The installation ''Today's Special'' commemorated the 1960 sit-in protests that resulted in the integration of Houston's downtown lunch-counters. The provocative photograph, titled ''Racial Tensions'', featured black and white figures balanced on opposite ends of a see-saw, with nooses around their necks and hands tied behind their backs. The point of the piece according to Thomas was that, "balance must be maintained for them to survive, and any attempt by one to harm the other will result in mutual destruction." | ||
'''The Incident:''' The exhibit had been on display for five days when it was removed by president Tom Hogan in response to "a few complaints by African-American employees who were offended by the noose imagery. Where most people saw it as a very strong positive message, we believed it was important to be sensitive to those who did not," said Hogan. | '''The Incident:''' The exhibit had been on display for five days when it was removed by president Tom Hogan in response to "a few complaints by African-American employees who were offended by the noose imagery. Where most people saw it as a very strong positive message, we believed it was important to be sensitive to those who did not," said Hogan. | ||
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'''Source:''' NCAC | '''Source:''' NCAC | ||
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[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:Racial/Ethnic]] | [[Category:Racial/Ethnic]] | ||
[[Category:Photography]] | [[Category:Photography]] | ||
[[Category:Bill Thomas, Photographer]] | [[Category:Bill Thomas, Photographer]] | ||
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