Portrait of the Artist as a Horny Man.

These poor Mapplethorpes-in-the-making were cut down in their prime
before they could even muster up a rough sketch...
Tue Apr 5, 9:43 PM ET
BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho strip club that attempted to get around a
ban on full nudity by giving patrons sketch pads for special "art nights"
was cited for violating the city's nudity rules, officials say.
The citation was issued on Monday night to the Erotic City Gentleman's Club
in Boise, Idaho.
Boise allows full nudity for "serious artistic" expression only, so the clu
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handed out pencils and sketch pads to patrons so they could sketch naked
women.
A police spokeswoman said officials concluded, however, that patrons were
not focused on art, so officers cited three dancers for violations of the
city nudity ordinance. "The case is being reviewed by the Boise city
attorney for the possibility of future citations," said spokeswoman Lynn
Hightower.
Erotic City owner Chris Teague called the citations a violation of the civi
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rights of the dancers, as well as an "insult to the patrons." But the club
would suspend 'art night' until the matter was settled in court