Several photographs by Sally Mann have been removed from a group show at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Texas, Glasstire reports. Earlier this week, locals and politicians railed against the content of images, which they characterized as “child porn.”
The Dallas Express reported on Tuesday that there was a pending police investigation surrounding the works, though it was not clear whether that inquiry prompted removal of the photographs.
The museum did not respond to ARTnews’s request for comment by the time of publication.
Mann has regularly faced controversy over her depictions of children. She became known for photographing her home in the Virginian city of Lexington, Virginia; some of her shots have featured nude children. These photographs do not depict sexual activity.
Glasstire’s report said that five Mann photographs—Popsicle Drips, The Perfect Tomato, The Wet Bed, Another Cracker, and Cereus—were removed from the exhibition “Diaries of Home,” along with these works’ respective wall labels.
“Diaries of Home” features the work of 13 women and nonbinary artists who, according to the museum’s website, “explore the multilayered concepts of family, community, and home.” The website includes a warning that the show features “mature themes that may be sensitive for some viewers.”
