Name: LIFE DRAWINGS STRIPPED FROM THE WYVERN THEATRE GALLERY IN SWINDON

Date: 1995 - present

Location: Europe

SubjectNudity

MediumPainting


Artist: artist Sarah Hope

Confronting Bodies: Wyvern Theatre Management

Date of Action: December 2001

Specific Location: Wyvern Theatre Gallery, Swindon, England, UK

Description of Artwork: Charcoal drawings of male nudes

Description of Incident: Taken down by Swindon theatre gallery because they believed the drawings might cause offense to families durring pantomine season.

Results of Incident: Local Newspaper Swindon Evening Advertiser ran a story on the 15th December 2001 regarding the incident. Drawings were replaced with work by other artist which happened to depict female torsos

Source: See the Swindon Evening Advertiser newspaper article on my website http://www.sarahhope.com

Submitted By: Sarah Hope


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