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

  • Written by Amy Werbel, Professor of the History of Art, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
imagePhotographer Sally Mann poses with her dog in 2004.Michael Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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...

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