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...perceptions sexuality through the authentic examination of sexual facts. Beyond his statistical data, another significant contribution to understanding sexual behavior was Kinsey's extensive collection and preservation of erotological art, artifacts, and ephemera. According to Kinsey Institute curator Catherine Johnson, Kinsey did not intend to create a museum of fine art. Instead, Kinsey's desire for scientific discovery led him to assemble a diverse collection of "visual data" for research purposes.
Sexual science has made some valuable progress toward educating the public about the value of preserving, protecting, and learning from these visual records since Kinsey's day; however, too many uneducated individuals continue to conveniently label any artistic depiction of the unclad human form or documented sexual expression that is outside of their own subjective comfort zone as "pornographic" or even as "obscene." Sexuality professionals want the public to share our understanding of the complex diversity of human sexuality and appreciate the value of sexual art in science and education. We face the challenge of finding persuasive resources that describe and exhibit images of sexuality that will inspire the public with new understanding of their value and help them reevaluate the questionable wisdom of using stereotypical dichotomous thinking about sexuality. Viewers who understand images of sexuality from a scientific view are less likely to make simplistic, negative, or moral assumptions about sexual depictions in art. Books with scholarly yet...
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