In the Lennon Lithograph case, I have now had the time fortunately to look up the case law and although there is no direct decision as to what is a “public place”, I take the view that Section 54 of the 1839 Act is concerned primarily with what one would commonly term nuisances, and I …
Confiscated in a Scotland Yard raid, John Lennon’s erotic drawings spent only a single day on display in London. Fifty years on, the explicit lithographs made by the Beatle at his creative and controversial peak are highly desirable collectors’ pieces Rob Crossan | 2 March 2020 Most of the famous couples of history – …
John Lennon’s graphic drawings of himself having sex may have escaped conviction for obscenity because of feared ramifications across the art world, newly-released files show. There were worries that art collections throughout the country could have fallen foul of the law if the case succeeded. The decision to charge gallery owner Eugene Schuster for …