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Powell, Lynn, 1955-

Framing innocence : a mother's photographs, a prosecutor's zeal and a small town's response / Lynn Powell. - New York : London : New Press ; Turnaround [distributor], 2011. - 303 pages illustrations 22 cm

Ten years ago, amateur photographer Cynthia Stewart dropped off eleven rolls of film at a drugstore near her home in Ohio. One roll contained photographs of her eight-year-old daughter Nora in the bathtub--photos that would cause the county prosecutor to arrest Cynthia, take her away in handcuffs, threaten to remove her daughter from her home, and charge her with crimes that carried the possibility of sixteen years in prison. The disturbing case would ultimately attract national attention, including stories in USA Today and on NPR, and the family would find support not only in their community but from famed photographer Sally Mann, Katha Pollitt, and the ACLU.
Written by poet Lynn Powell, a neighbor of Cynthia Stewart's, the hardcover edition of Framing Innocence received favorable reviews in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly. A riveting and beautifully told story that plumbs the perfect storm of events that threatened a loving family in a small American town, Framing Innocence brilliantly probes the many questions raised along the way: when does a photograph of a naked child cross the line from innocent snapshot to child porn? When does a prosecution cross the line from vigorous to overzealous? When does the parent, and when does the state, know best?

ISBN: 9781595585516 (hbk) 1595585516 (hbk) 1595587144 9781595587145

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB107420 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015730462 Uk 015826385 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Stewart, Cynthia, 1951-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Child pornography--Ohio--Oberlin--Case studies.
Photography of children--Ohio--Oberlin--Case studies.
Photography of the nude--Case studies.
Custody of children--Case studies.

Dewey Class. No.: 364.1740977123