Donna Dodson and The Seagull Cinderella Controversy

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Episode Notes:

To paraphrase artist Donna Dodson, Art is a dialog between artist and audience. And, with public art, that dialog sometimes spills into topics beyond what the artist may have intended.

Her sculpture, Seagull Cinderella, blew up on social media after someone took offense to the fact that their child noticed and proclaimed, "look dad, a duck with boobs."

The 8' tall sculpture became a touch stone for artists to talk about censorship, a foil for opposing views and grist for a ton of reporters.

Why was it such a controversy? And why is it still roiling today? And, what is public art for anyway?

Join Donna and I as we explore the incident in New Bedford and the outcome. And, come to your own conclusions. But, share in the dialogue.

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INSIDE THIS EPISODE:

Donna Dodson is online at https://www.donnadodsonartist.com/

You can read all about the Seagull Cinderella controversy here:

http://donnadodsonartist.blogspot.com/2016/08/seagull-cinderella-controversy.html

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This episode was produced by Matt McKee, with help from Suzanne Schultz and http://www.CanvasFineArts.com, the specialists in coaching for creatives, and editing by Bill Shamlian at Orb Sound.