Really? Okay, not even this?
In 1988, a student painting of Harold Washington who was the first black mayor of Chicago was torn down by the city's aldermen based on its content. The painting, "Mirth & Girth" by David Nelson, was of Washington clad only in women's underwear holding a pencil. Washington had died recently and was rumored to be gay. The city council discussed this matter to great length claiming that the author was mentally unstable and the work as a disgrace to the city. The aldermen then met with the school's director and with police had the painting "arrested" for its inflammatory content. More from the School of the Art Institute...
You'll note that the Chicago City Council is almost entirely composed of "Democrats." Would they have reacted the same way had David Nelson portrayed Justice Clarence Thomas the same way?
Fear No Art?
Really? Okay, not even this?
In 1988, a student painting of Harold Washington who was the first black mayor of Chicago was torn down by the city's aldermen based on its content. The painting, "Mirth & Girth" by David Nelson, was of Washington clad only in women's underwear holding a pencil. Washington had died recently and was rumored to be gay. The city council discussed this matter to great length claiming that the author was mentally unstable and the work as a disgrace to the city. The aldermen then met with the school's director and with police had the painting "arrested" for its inflammatory content. More from the School of the Art Institute...
You'll note that the Chicago City Council is almost entirely composed of "Democrats." Would they have reacted the same way had David Nelson portrayed Justice Clarence Thomas the same way?
