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Is \u201dJohn Lennon’s Bag\u201d pornography or art?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Mrs. Eugene Schuster wife of a Detroit art dealer, interviewed in her Detroit home believes the answer is Art. But a British magistrate will have the final say this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Lennon\u2018s Bag\u201c is the title of 14 lithographs depicting the Beatles, love life with his wife, Yoko Ono.<\/p>\n

Eight of the lithographs were seized by Schuster, arrested yesterday in London, where the pictures were being shown in Schuster,\u2018s art gallery. A court case is scheduled for January 26.<\/p>\n

One London art critic, said the lithographs, some of which show John Lennon\u2018s in various sexual positions, were not fit to be shown in a public lavatory.<\/p>\n

But the black and white drawings done by Lennon on his honeymoon a year ago had attracted overflow crowds to Schuster\u2018s Bond Street Gallery during the abbreviated 2 1\/2 day display.<\/p>\n

\u201c I think someone is making a Tempest\u00a0 <\/span>in a tea pot out of this thing\u201c Mrs. Schuster, said<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cLennon is a tremendously, creative individual and artist in every sense of the word. You can go into any junkie bookstore in London, and see far worse. I would have thought the British were more sophisticated, but I think someone was just out to get Lennon.\u201c<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Eugene Schuster, 33, a visiting owners of the London art gallery of London, New York and Detroit new center area.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is unusual for us\u201c Mrs. Schuster, said \u201cwe are usually very conservative and have followed a line of excellent modern painting. We got into some avant-garde things only recently. \u201cIn a way, it\u2019s very ironic. We\u2019ve been displaying about 80 major artist for several years and received a little publicity. Now we\u2019re getting headlines over something like this\u201c<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mrs. Schuster, who is experiencing her third child, expressed concern that her husband might not be able to return for its arrival.<\/p>\n

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“I\u2019m due any minute and couldn\u2019t go with him.” She said \u201cbut our solicitor (lawyer) in London feels he has a very good case and I\u2019m sure he wants to stay and fight. \u201c<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In London, Mr. Schuster, termed the 14 lithographs \u201ca comment on modern society\u201c<\/p>\n

Schuster, said 15 sets of John Lennon\u2018s bag were sold on the first day of the exhibition. They are priced at $1320 a set\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Detroit News<\/h6>\n
‘Dealer\u2019s wife is surprised by seizure of Beatle\u2019s Art’<\/h6>\n
By John Peterson – Staff Writer<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is \u201dJohn Lennon’s Bag\u201d pornography or art?\u00a0 Mrs. Eugene Schuster wife of a Detroit art dealer, interviewed in her Detroit home believes the answer is Art. But a British magistrate will have the final say this month. \u201cJohn Lennon\u2018s Bag\u201c is the title of 14 lithographs depicting the Beatles, love life with his wife, Yoko …<\/p>\n

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