On September 16, Acting Dean Carol Becker and Executive Director of
Academic Administration Jana Wright contacted photography chair Joyce
Neimanas and requested that the work of graduate student Aimee Beaubien
"be removed from public hallway space." It was displayed in The School
of The Art Institute of Chicago's main Columbus Drive building photo
cases on the second floor. According to Becker "several calls" had been
placed to the School expressing concern over the nature of Beaubien's
work possibly being offensive. Becker and Graduate Dean Steve Beal
emphasized that young children may be exposed to the work during their
classes on weekends.
Neimanas informed the photo faculty and the case curator, Thompson
Owen, about the dilemma, then informed Beaubien. After considering many
options, Beaubien decided to move the cases into the photo lab.