From Deseret News archives:
Silverman nudes deemed irrelevant to BYU exhibition
That makes the artist chuckle.
Silverman said he began doing nudes by visiting burlesque houses early in his career.
"Nudity in public life is relevant," he said.
However, the nudes in his collection of illustrations were deemed irrelevant to the BYU show.
"The purpose of the show was not to show a retrospective of all of his work," said museum spokesman Chris Wilson. Rather, the exhibition is to show how Silverman captures the human face and the essence of humanity.
"We picked works that reflect what we wanted to show about Burt's work," Wilson said. "There was no censorship."
The museum will exhibit 33 of Silverman's life drawings. Many were done prior to the paintings he did while others were commissioned. Silverman's work, which spans four decades, has appeared in a variety of national publications, including New Yorker Magazine. His work has also been on the covers of Time magazine and Newsweek.
In October 1997 the university refused to show four sculptures by 19th century French sculptor, Francois-Auguste-Rene Rodin, "The Kiss," "Saint John the Baptist Preaching," The Prodigal Son" and "Monument to Balzac."
It wasn't about the nudity, Campbell Gray, director of the Museum of Art, said then, but rather about a "lack of dignity." BYU stored the four pieces until the entire exhibit was returned to the Cantor Foundation, which loaned the exhibit.
E-mail: rodger@desnews.com
Comments
- Homer king Bonds made splash 10:33 a.m.
- U.N. climate conference opens 10:16 a.m.
- Stocks rise, investors await Bernanke 9:53 a.m.
- Pentagon: 16K troops to start surge 9:45 a.m.
- Feds mull mustang relocation plan 9:40 a.m.
- Officer fatally shot near Pittsburgh 9:35 a.m.
- Herzog, Harvey elected baseball HOF 9:32 a.m.
- U.K. paper: U.S. in lead over England 9:29 a.m.
- AOL ends ties with Time Warner 9:25 a.m.
- Senate to confront abortion in debate 9:10 a.m.
- BYU and Utah's bowl games
- BYU professor remembered
- Cougars going back to Vegas
- Y., U. to learn bowl destinations
- TCU to play Boise in Fiesta Bowl
- Utah/BYU rivalry can be more civil
- Utes excited to go to San Diego
- Bring the true spirit of Christmas
- The forgotten ship: USS Utah
- Y. profs: Beck not all-knowing
- Letters: Liberal because LDS
260 - Y. profs: Beck not all-knowing
232 - Hate not limited to 1 in-state rivalry
190 - Aggies shoot past Cougars
179 - TCU to play Boise in Fiesta Bowl
164 - N.Y. Senate rejects gay marriage
131 - George lost in rivalry hatefest
114 - Cougars going back to Vegas
106 - Ed Smart 'appalled' at testimony
98 - Harpring's NBA career is over
95
Amazon.com, Target.com, Sears.com, Walmart.com, Kmart.com and...
That does it — I'm having an affair! Thanks to Tiger Woods, David...
First, a big thank you to all who posted questions here for me to ask...
It is animal cruelty at its finest to let the ranges be over run with horses...
This is such an inspiration. Sometimes the problems of the world seem so...
I was able to attend "El Salvador del Mundo" and can say it was very well...
BYU's football team historically does not do well in bowl games....
I sure hope our non-obsessed fan base rents another plane and buys another...
back to LV Bowl, buffet lines, and another bowl loss. Another season...
Fraud. Deceit. Democrats and thieves. All means possible to steal your money...
CJ does not deserve minutes. This guy would rather tweet about his...
I guess you can schedule UC Davis, Bowling Green, Miami of Ohio all in one...
"Stocks rise as investors await Bernanke speech." This is so wrong. Anyone...


You can be the first to comment on this story.