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Why are so many statues naked? An art historian explains this tradition’s ancient roots

By Anna Swartwood House, Associate Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina

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Why are so many statues naked? – Artie, age 12, Astoria, New York

We are all born naked, and sculptures of the human body in its natural state are as old as humankind.

In the history of art, nudity…

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