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Michelle Obama portraitist's exhibit with trans Statue of Liberty pulled after pressure from Vance
Artist Amy Sherald canceled her Smithsonian show after Vice President JD Vance raised concerns about divisive content ...
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The Art World Confronts a New Era of Censorship in the U.S.
While no single person is to blame, it’s clear that institutional fear—shaped by a broader climate of political hostility ...
Artist to withdraw exhibit from National Portrait Gallery over censorship concerns
Amy Sherald claims the museum was planning to cut a portrait of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from the ...
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Artist Amy Sherald has canceled her upcoming show at the Smithsonian
The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...
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Artist pulls show from National Portrait Gallery over censorship concerns
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: ...
Amid a culture of fear, a celebrated artist’s most important exhibition is pulled from Smithsonian
It might be the most predictable bellwether of the dark cultural moment we’re in. Amy Sherald, the celebrated American ...
Amy Sherald Pulls Upcoming Exhibit from Smithsonian, Says Censorship Is To Blame
Sherald believes that the present threat of erasure and pointed legislative attacks on the trans community necessitates the ...