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Category: Nude in Art

Amy Werbel and John Fagg on Ashcan Artists and the Nude

Robert Henri, Figure in Motion, 1913, Terra Foundation for American Art

“Amy Werbel and John Fagg in Conversation: Ashcan artists’ approach to study of the nude,” The Barber Institute, (Recorded November 3, 2016). https://soundcloud.com/user-633082524/amy-werbel-and-john-fagg-in-conversation

Posted on June 6, 2017June 16, 2017Categories Nude in ArtTags Ashcan artists, Barber Institute, George Bellows, Nudity, Terra Foundation

Lifting the Lid on Cigar Boxes at Winterthur

Posted on June 6, 2017June 6, 2017Categories Nude in ArtTags Art, Censorship, Ephemera, Nudity

Winterthur Portfolio: The Crime of the Nude

The American Student of Art, 1906
Posted on June 1, 2017June 21, 2017Categories Censorship, Nude in ArtTags Anthony Comstock, Art Students League, Censorship, Nudity
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