She was at the time a European and they have a totally different attitude towards nudity than Americans.
That is for sure. There is one of Merkel frolicking on a beach deck.
I don't see what the big deal is. It's just a display of tits, something everyone has. America has always been more puritan than Europe. It's art, people need to keep perspective. It's less controversial than a president screwing an intern in the White House, with his dowdy wife covering up for him.