A realistic statue of a man sleepwalking in his underpants has provoked controversy at an all women's college in the US.
More than 200 students at Wellesley College in Boston have signed a petition calling for Tony Matelli's Sleepwalker to be removed.
The statue has just been erected on campus as part of an exhibition of the sculptor's work at the college's Davis Museum.
It is so realistic that many passing motorists have been seen slamming on their brakes as they passed the statue, craning their necks for a second look, reports Boston.com.
Bridget Schreiner, a Wellesley freshman, said she felt "freaked out" the first time she saw the statue, thinking for a moment that it was a real, nearly naked person.
"This could be a trigger for students who have experienced sexual assault," she said.
And Laura Mayron, a Wellesley College sophomore, added: "It honestly makes me a little uncomfortable with how real he looks. It's odd."
Zoe Magid, a Wellesley College junior majoring in political science, started the online petition asking college president H Kim Bottomly to have the statue removed.
"The statue of the nearly naked man on the Wellesley College campus is an entirely inappropriate and potentially harmful addition to our community that we, as members of the student body, would like removed immediately," it says.
Davis Museum director Lisa Fischman wrote on Wellesley College's official website that the sculpture was meant to evoke response.
"We placed the Sleepwalker on the roadside just beyond the Davis to connect the exhibition - within the museum - to the campus world beyond," Fischman wrote.
