"Catch Her! (In the Rye)"
16"x20"
acrylic on canvas

J.D. Sallinger's "Catcher in the Rye" is perennially banned because Holden Caulfield is said to be an unsuitable role model.  Other reasons cited for the banning are excess vulgar language, sex scenes, questionable moral issues.

Dana Ellyn's painting, "Catch Her! (In The Rye)", dresses Holden Caulfield in his signature red hunting cap.  He looks on as a half-dressed prostitute tauntingly runs past him in a field of rye.  He may or may not follow.  Holden is in a struggle between ending his teenage years and entering adulthood.