Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-01-22 | Page 3 | Nude in Art is No Longer Permitted

NUDE IN ART IS NO LONGER PERMITTED NEW YOHK, Jan. n. The nude in art has tome under the ba n of the national board of i evtew, it was a nnounced here tonight. All producing companies rhat are members of the National association have agreed, it was said, not to permit the production in their studio? of photopiavs using such a figure. Instructions to this effect have been sent to direciois and scenario writer?. .V'tinn was taken af'.er "widespread disapproval." of such pictures pic-tures was disclosed by an investigation covering the entiie country. Dangt-r of overproduction of sex problem prob-lem plays also has been recognized by the board of reviews, it was announced. The- pnxiucers' branch of the association bus voter!, therefore, "that any attempt ou the part of any unscrupulous manufacturer manufac-turer to use the motion picture for indecent in-decent or immoral purposes must be dealt with summarily and evpry support offered of-fered to the law -en forcing authorities in tlie suppression uf such pictures." A stat-'-nu'iit issued by the hoard of review re-view added, however, that "discussions of . probh-nis. which art being mud uctd ' linviLrho'M f Mr nal ion. bH rr lo a d is-i is-i hi'-t v dM"trcn; . aleL'ory and deserve i v.i ii i a t ic t rv : i t 1 1 1 o : 1 1 ou 1 1 it- nc:rt.-i:i) well us. on Li.L stay j."'