Painting the town red, but only red! How historic preservation ordinances function as a governmental guise for censorship of the arts.

The veritable work of art is on the contrary a shadow of the divine perfection.--Michelangelo

A brilliant contemporary artist paints a challenging political image upon the side of a building with the permission of the building possessor Days later, the owner receives a alphabetic character demanding the image be remov because the holder and the artist failed to apply for a permit from the local historic preservation commission. The artist thinks the work is houseed under the First Amendment and the artist's moral rights. After consulting an attorney, she learns that historic preservation ordinances take delight in ...