Amen-well said, Kathy! Does the MFA have a sign out front, alerting all who enter there are nudes inside? And, I don’t remember any “warning” when I approached Michelangelo’s “David” And, I do recall full frontal nudity on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
oops…. ------ Sara Mattes > On Apr 28, 2022, at 4:00 PM, kathryn corbin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Personally, I’m rather shocked by all of this. Would we avoid a room in a > museum because we might encounter paintings of nudes there? Paintings are not > porn, for heaven’s sake, and every artist any of us admire painted from nude > models in art school as part of their training AND HAVE BEEN DOING SO FOR > CENTURIES! > Of all the things to get one’s knickers in a twist about, nudes generously > donated to raise funds for METCO. Seriously? > Kathryn Corbin, fine arts lover > Kathryn Corbin > [email protected] > M: 617-513-6241 > > Sent from my iPad > Please excuse typos, (including those generated by Spell Check, the bane of > our online lives!) > > >> On Apr 28, 2022, at 3:53 PM, Anne Warner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Yes, that would solve the issue. I can't tell you how many replies I'm >> getting from people who have been offended by the male genitalia one in >> particular. Notably, none of them have chosen to object publicly!! >> >> On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 3:11 PM <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Perhaps including "Nude" in the subject line would alert those who would >> rather not view the artwork ? >> >> >> ---------- Original message ---------- >> >> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Date: Thu Apr 28 15:01:13 EDT 2022 >> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] FS for Lincoln METCO: Charlotte Wein signed >> original oil painting $168 >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; >> >> >> I think they are elegant, beautiful and respectful of the feminine form. >> >> This home has no problem with them. >> >> Sabra >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 28, 2022, at 2:52 PM, Anne Warner wrote: >>> >>> >>> Is anyone else uncomfortable with art depicting full body nudity, including >>> graphic depictions of genitalia, being posted on Lincoln Talk? Call me old >>> fashioned, but I feel that maybe not everyone would want their children to >>> see this pictures? Maybe a better way would be to let people know that >>> there are some paintings of nudes being sold, and offering to send them pix >>> only if they request? I know this is going to open a barrage of emails >>> saying that I am a prude, and that the human body is beautiful and worthy >>> of art, ya de ya de, but I'm just sayin'.....Anne Warner >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 2:40 PM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> For sale, with 100% of all proceeds going to the Lincoln METCO Coordinating >>> Committee, a 501(c)3 here in Lincoln: >>> >>> Charlotte Wein signed original oil painting of nude, drawn from life >>> >>> 24.5” X 36.5” >>> >>> $168 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> About the artist: >>> >>> Charlotte Wein was born in New York City in the 1940’s. >>> >>> She was an art major at Brooklyn College and she studied art at the >>> Brooklyn Museum Art School, which was open for 100 years. >>> >>> She also studied art at the Students’ League in New York. >>> >>> Charlotte Wein was the first and only student to ever have their own solo >>> art show at the Brooklyn Museum in the late 1970’s. >>> >>> She also taught art in the New York City Public School system. >>> >>> In the middle of her life, she earned her nursing degree and later opened >>> her own nursing agency. >>> >>> She never stopping painting and sculpting. >>> >>> Charlotte Wein has very generously donated 21 of her large, beautiful oil >>> paintings to the Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee! >>> >>> It is very lucky as this balance of her exquisite collection narrowly >>> escaped Hurricane Sandy in New York City. >>> >>> Serious inquiries only please. >>> >>> Please see the link below for more photos: >>> >>> Charlotte Wein signed original oil painting - arts & crafts - by... >>> <https://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/art/d/lincoln-charlotte-wein-signed-original/7477061793.html> >>> >>> >>> >>> Charlotte Wein signed original oil painting - arts & crafts - by... >>> >>> For sale, with 100% of all proceeds going to the Lincoln METCO Coordinating >>> Committee, a 501(c)3 here in Lincoln: Charlotte Wein signed original oil >>> painting of nude, drawn from life 24.5” X 36.5”... >>> >>> >>> <https://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/art/d/lincoln-charlotte-wein-signed-original/7477061793.html> >>> >>> Please call Joanna Schmergel to purchase at 617-645-9059 <>. Pickup at 18 >>> Cerulean Way. >>> >>> The Lincoln MCC’s ongoing estate sales fundraiser, Downsize for Diversity, >>> now Downsize for Diversity ART, has, since 2017, netted $139,948 towards >>> our original goal of $100k. This enables us to nourish a fledgling >>> policy-governed investment/sustainability fund to help pay for Lincoln MCC >>> school year activities in perpetuity. >>> >>> All sales are final and all items are sold “As Is”. >>> >>> These items are cross-posted for sale on other sites. >>> >>> Downsize for Diversity ART!! <> >>> >>> Warmly, >>> >>> Joanna Schmergel >>> The Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee >>> Downsize for Diversity ART (Anti-Racist Together)! >>> Lincoln Massachusetts <> Public Schools >>> <>617-645-9059 <> >>> [email protected] <> >>> >>> <> >>> Yes We CAN!! >>> >>> Check out our new book on Book Baby! >>> >>> It’s for anyone who wants a perfect blueprint for downsizing OR for raising >>> money for a not for profit! 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