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Seizure of Sally Mann’s photographs in Texas revives old debates about obscenity and freedom of expression

By Amy Werbel, Professor of the History of Art, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)

Four photographs by celebrated artist Sally Mann were recently removed from the walls of an exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth at the behest of local Republican officials, who claimed they constituted child pornography. The Fort Worth Police Department is now investigating the allegation.

Those photographs – taken more than 30 years ago – feature…

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