Works at Albright-Knox are not ‘pornographic’
I am a docent at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and would like to comment on an Oct. 26 letter. A local Catholic school canceled a tour at the gallery for 90 of its sixth-through eighth-grade students. Two parents influenced this decision.
The docents had been asked not to include any nude works—a request we always honor. The three works that caused concern were walked by while moving from one area to another. To call these works pornographic is a serious misuse of the word. Few would use that term to describe the paintings by Renoir, Gauguin or Picasso that are currently on display.
Also, the phrase “unbeknownst to the teachers” indicates that no staff member previewed this month-long exhibit, which ended on Oct. 25. Had someone taken the time, the school could have rescheduled.
Through the generosity of Blue Cross Blue Shield, the gallery welcomed 15,000 students last year with minimal disruption or complaint.
Since the minority has already prevailed in this case, I hope the majority will have their day at the Albright-Knox.
Margaret Cabana
Kenmore
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