File:MirthGirth.gif

Summary

"Mirth & Girth" by David Nelson, a student of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The image is an interpretive painting of the late Chicago, Illinois mayor Harold Washington dressed in women's underwear, reflected in a cited rumor that the mayor was discovered at the hospital to have been wearing women's underwear. The image caused significant uproar and controversy in Chicago at the time of its display.

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Description

Image of Mirth & Girth painting by David K. Nelson

Source

GIF version from mirthgirth.gif on The Thomas Jefferson Center - Art on Trial used without permission

Article

Mirth & Girth

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Entire picture

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Purpose of use

Describes the subject of Harold Washington via the artwork and is the source of the controversy noted in the article

Replaceable?

The original was damaged and disappeared shortly after the controversy, and is presumably under the care of Nelson at this time. He has not shown it since the event occurred.

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