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flag Texas museum seized Sally Mann's nude child photos in 2025, sparking national concern over art censorship.

flag Photographer Sally Mann has warned of a "new era of culture wars" after her 1990s Immediate Family series—images of her children in natural, nude moments—were seized from a Texas museum in January 2025, marking the first known U.S. instance of law enforcement removing public art over alleged obscenity. flag Though the photos had been widely exhibited for over 30 years without issue, a conservative Christian group labeled them child pornography, prompting local officials to demand removal. flag A Texas grand jury declined to file charges, and the prints were returned, but the incident raised alarms about political and social media-driven campaigns targeting art. flag Mann and experts express concern that such actions could chill artistic freedom, especially as conservative groups increasingly use coordinated pressure to challenge cultural institutions, echoing past censorship efforts but with modern technological reach.

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