Florida principal out after parents complain viewing of Michelangelo’s ‘David’ pornographic
The principal of a Florida school is no longer employed after a sixth-grader’s parents complained Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture is “pornographic.”
Hope Carrasquilla, the former principal at Tallahassee Classical School, told HuffPost the situation was also “a little more complicated than that.”
The protocol, per the report, is to send parents a letter before students are shown artwork of that nature.
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Michelangelo's marble statue of "David", is seen in Florence's Galleria dell' Accademia in this Monday, May 24, 2004 file photo.
The Tallahassee Democrat first reported the news.
According to the report, the letter did not go out to the sixth-grade parents.
One parent was “point-blank upset,” Carrasquilla continued, and “felt her child should not be viewing those pieces.”
The school’s board gave Carrasquilla the option to resign or be fired after less than a year on the job.
The school board chair, Barney Bishop, told HuffPost the incident was one of multiple issues with Carrasquilla. He declined to go into specifics.
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Florida principal out after parents complain viewing of Michelangelo’s ‘David’ pornographicTristan Fewings // Getty Images
There is no feeling quite like wandering the echoing halls of an art museum.
Traipsing across polished floors, the high vaulted ceilings towering overhead, beholding displays of monumental historic and modern successes adorning the walls and pedestals—it's a spectacular experience. Works featured in galleries are commonly donated or loaned by art collectors from their private collections, which are often priced at billions of dollars.
With this in mind, Masterworks compiled a list of some of the most valuable privately owned art collections in the world, using information from websites like Forbes and the New York Times. Supplemental data was pulled from Forbes' billionaire list. Because these collections are private, any associated values are estimates, and this list is not necessarily exhaustive due to the general secrecy surrounding private art collections.
In 2021, the global art market reached a revenue of $65.1 billion dollars in sales, an increase of 30% since the prior year when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
In 2001, billionaire Daniel Wildenstein's death shocked the art world when the art dealer's collection was liquidated in the wake of an inheritance battle. The collection's price exceeded everyone's expectations with a valuation in the ballpark of $10 billion, a sum far greater than anyone listed below. Such famous names as Renoir, Cèzanne, and Van Gogh were included in the collection, which had been in the family for four generations. For many pieces made by the world's most famous and renowned artists, their value and locations are shrouded in secrecy. As such, we can only speculate on the true values of private collections, and all values listed below are estimates.
Tristan Fewings // Getty ImagesThere is no feeling quite like wandering the echoing halls of an art museum.
Traipsing across polished floors, the high vaulted ceilings towering overhead, beholding displays of monumental historic and modern successes adorning the walls and pedestals—it's a spectacular experience. Works featured in galleries are commonly donated or loaned by art collectors from their private collections, which are often priced at billions of dollars.
With this in mind, Masterworks compiled a list of some of the most valuable privately owned art collections in the world, using information from websites like Forbes and the New York Times. Supplemental data was pulled from Forbes' billionaire list. Because these collections are private, any associated values are estimates, and this list is not necessarily exhaustive due to the general secrecy surrounding private art collections.
In 2021, the global art market reached a revenue of $65.1 billion dollars in sales, an increase of 30% since the prior year when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
In 2001, billionaire Daniel Wildenstein's death shocked the art world when the art dealer's collection was liquidated in the wake of an inheritance battle. The collection's price exceeded everyone's expectations with a valuation in the ballpark of $10 billion, a sum far greater than anyone listed below. Such famous names as Renoir, Cèzanne, and Van Gogh were included in the collection, which had been in the family for four generations. For many pieces made by the world's most famous and renowned artists, their value and locations are shrouded in secrecy. As such, we can only speculate on the true values of private collections, and all values listed below are estimates.
