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Episode 431: April 27, 2001*
The Battle Over "Our Lady": Faith and Art Collide
in Santa Fe Santa Fe has long been known as a center for the religious
faithful in New Mexico as well as a center for art and artists from throughout
the world. Now a small print, titled "Our Lady," hanging in a corner
of the Museum of International Folk Art has much of New Mexicos Catholic
community, including the Archbishop of Santa Fe, calling on the state to remove
the piece from exhibition. Catholics claim the artwork, which depicts the
Virgin of Guadalupe in rose-clad undergarments, is an insult to their religion
while free speech advocates claim the piece is protected by the first amendment
and is a legitimate artistic expression. How did a small print by Los Angeles
artist Alma Lopez, herself a Catholic, become the center of such controversy
and can a solution satisfactory to free speech proponents and the faithful
be found?