The Case For Nudity

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The naked and the nude have been frequent subjects for art throughout the history of human creation, and also the frequent subject of censorship. What's wrong with seeing the unclothed human body? And what is its place in art?

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Photograph in the thumbnail is a detail of A Forgotten Model, (c. 1937) by George Platt Lynes.

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