The Fig Leaf: How One Small Leaf Became the Nude’s Most Enduring Censor
The most effective censor in the history of art measures about six inches and weighs almost nothing. The fig leaf […]
Censorship & Culture
Amedeo Modigliani and the 1917 Police Raid: Why Five Nudes Shut Down His Only Solo Show
\n December 3, 1917. The police arrived at Berthe Weill’s tiny gallery on Rue Taitbout in Paris and ordered the