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Library Removes Haitian Art ExhibitOn the first day of exhibiting Haitian art by a local woman, the Central Islip Public Library on Long Island, New York, removed it because of a half-dozen complaints, according to a February 22 Newsday report. Meanwhile, pieces by the same artist, Haitian-born Veronique Leriche Fischetti, remained on display in the student union at the State University of New York/Stony Brook. “The sculptures are three-dimensional and life-sized, showing infants posed on long-necked bottles, with a sort of sexual connotation,” library director Anne Pavlak told American Libraries. Complaints received came mostly from patrons with children in tow, Pavlak said, and the exhibit was in entryway display cases where people could not make a choice about viewing it. She consulted with the library board and legal counsel before taking down some of the items and then telling the artist that others could remain. Fischetti opted to remove the rest. Posted February 26, 2001. |
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