The artist selected 40 of her pieces to be displayed at City Hall, of which included a painting of a woman partially in the nude. This female figure covered herself in an appropriate fashion, with little of her breast or buttocks showing in the image. Though the image was removed under the same concept as the prohibition of nude images in a fire station, the image itself did not contain the same content as a centerfold image would contain. For instance, the displaying of nude centerfold images in a fire station would most often be displayed for sexual purposes, not for the artistic quality. The content of such centerfolds also often contain images that display the entirety of the nude figure, especial the breast and buttocks. The city attorney insinuating that the image removal was no different that the prohibition of centerfolds goes against the city’s initial decision to display the image. Since the image was displayed to the public, it was inferred that the City Hall code was not violated in the initial
The artist selected 40 of her pieces to be displayed at City Hall, of which included a painting of a woman partially in the nude. This female figure covered herself in an appropriate fashion, with little of her breast or buttocks showing in the image. Though the image was removed under the same concept as the prohibition of nude images in a fire station, the image itself did not contain the same content as a centerfold image would contain. For instance, the displaying of nude centerfold images in a fire station would most often be displayed for sexual purposes, not for the artistic quality. The content of such centerfolds also often contain images that display the entirety of the nude figure, especial the breast and buttocks. The city attorney insinuating that the image removal was no different that the prohibition of centerfolds goes against the city’s initial decision to display the image. Since the image was displayed to the public, it was inferred that the City Hall code was not violated in the initial