Artist Amy Sherald canceled her Smithsonian show after Vice President JD Vance raised concerns about divisive content violating a Trump executive order.

The artist behind Michelle Obama's popular 2018 portrait is pulling her show from the National Portrait Gallery over what she alleged were censorship threats, per multiple outlets. Why it matters: Artist Amy Sherald alleged the Smithsonian-owned art museum,

Amy Sherald, the portrait artist who gained critical acclaim for her painting of the former First Lady Michelle Obama, announced that she will be canceling her upcoming show at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Her show, "American Sublime," was ...

National Portrait Gallery loses Amy Sherald exhibition after disagreement over the display of her controversial transgender Statue of Liberty artwork.

While no single person is to blame, it’s clear that institutional fear—shaped by a broader climate of political hostility toward trans lives—played a role,” artist Amy Sherald wrote