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Dog's day may come

Anti-Social Darwinism
20-01-2007, 20:06
Dog's day may come

Manitou Springs Art Council aims to resolve controversy
by Michael de Yoanna


The bronze Great Dane statue with a life-sized penis — whose removal spawned allegations of censorship in Manitou Springs — may yet return to public display.

The nine-member Manitou Springs Arts Council submitted a "blueprint" to the City Council on Tuesday, meant to clarify the process for deciding what's appropriate for the city's heralded art-appreciation campaign.

Mayor Marcy Morrison, who has resigned effective this weekend to become state insurance commissioner, late last year ordered the statue removed from public property on Manitou Avenue.

Though some in the city called the statue indecent, Morrison said it was removed because it was not the same statue as the one City Council initially approved.

Jim Jackson, arts council president, has shouldered the blame for the snafu. The arts council, he says, was forced to select and place another statue by sculptor Louise Peterson because she had sold the first piece before hearing that the city wanted it.

Jackson also says Morrison's decision trumped the arts council's authority.

"Had nobody complained about the dog, it would have been just fine," he adds.

Under the plan, the arts council will select pieces and location for public display, triggering a 30-day period during which residents can view photographs and submit comments. Then the arts council will present proposed displays to City Council. If the council declines to vote on the art within two weeks, it is automatically approved.

The council did not vote on the plan Tuesday, but Jackson said the council appears receptive. Morrison and City Administrator Verne Witham agree. If the council approves the plan — perhaps at its next regular meeting in two weeks, with Mayor Pro-Tem Mark Morland presiding — it could pave the way for the bronze dog's return, Jackson says.

"I think they'll accept it," he says. "We'd very much like to see the dog get its day in court."



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JuNii
20-01-2007, 20:21
The bronze Great Dane statue with a life-sized penis —

So someone actually went and measured it to make sure it's correct?
JuNii
20-01-2007, 20:23
I thought it would be offensive to have a statue of a dog without a penis, I mean, that poor dog........

... wouldn't that just make it a Female dog?


and would they be offended at an anatomy correct female dog?
Edit: This is supposed to be post #5
Ashmoria
20-01-2007, 20:24
that is just pathetic. they wanted a sculpture of a dog but only if it wasnt the WHOLE dog?

a sculpture of a male dog with a penis is no more nasty than real a real dog with a penis.
Smunkeeville
20-01-2007, 20:26
I thought it would be offensive to have a statue of a dog without a penis, I mean, that poor dog........
Smunkeeville
20-01-2007, 20:27
So someone actually went and measured it to make sure it's correct?

I am sure it's probably proportional to the rest of the dog........right?
Ashmoria
20-01-2007, 21:43
... wouldn't that just make it a Female dog?


and would they be offended at an anatomy correct female dog?
Edit: This is supposed to be post #5

how come when you go back and edit a timewarp post it doesnt make the editing notation at the bottom?