Artist: Mel Roberts
Confronting Bodies: Los Angeles Police Department
Date of Action: Late 1970s
Specific Location: Los Angeles, California
Description of Artwork: Roberts' photograph, "Rich Johnson & Sam Evans, North Hollywood," showed two nude men sitting by a swimming pool.
Description of Incident: In the late 1970s LAPD officers raided Roberts' home, siezing and damaging negatives, prints, photography equipment and his customer mailing list.
Results of Incident: Roberts ceased his professional photography career.
Source: www.OCWeekly.com
Submitted By: NCAC
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