About this episode
This episode discusses the controversy surrounding Robert Mapplethorpe's photography and its implications for art and obscenity in America during 1990.
Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the most famous photographers in the world—and one of the most controversial. When his work came to Cincinnati in 1990, it would be at the center of a vicious fight over obscenity and the First Amendment, one that threatened the future of art in America. This episode of One Year was written by Evan Chung, One Year's senior producer. It was produced by Kelly Jones and Evan Chung, with additional production by Olivia Briley. It was edited by Josh Levin, One Year’s editorial director, with Joel Meyer and Derek John, Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts. Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director. Join Slate Plus to get a special behind-the-scenes conversation at the end of our season about how we put together our 1990 stories. Slate Plus members also get to listen to all Slate podcasts without any ads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Josh Levin
Topics covered
- art
- obscenity
- First Amendment
- photography
- controversy
- Cincinnati
- 1990
Keywords
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- art trial
- First Amendment
- Cincinnati
- obscenity
- photography
- 1990
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Slate
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