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The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing ...
Amy Sherald withdrew “American Sublime” from the National Portrait Gallery, saying the Smithsonian proposed replacing her ...
Amy Sherald, the former Baltimore artist who painted former first lady Michelle Obama’s portrait, has withdrawn her solo show ...
Visitors photographed a portrait of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, painted by the artist Robert McCurdy, near a portrait of ...
Amy Sherald's portrait of a Black transgender Statue of Liberty has now officially graced the cover of the New Yorker after ...
While we understand Amy’s decision to withdraw her show from the National Portrait Gallery, we are disappointed that Smithsonian audiences will not have an opportunity to experience American Sublime.” ...
Artist Amy Sherald’s “American Sublime” would have been the first solo show by a contemporary Black artist at the Portrait Gallery.
We don’t need to be treated like children,” one tourist fumed about Trump bullying museums to rewrite history and erase ...
“ ‘Trans Forming Liberty’ challenges who we allow to embody our national symbols—and who we erase,” Sherald said. “It demands ...
The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...
National Portrait Gallery loses Amy Sherald exhibition after disagreement over the display of her controversial transgender Statue of Liberty artwork.
Artist Amy Sherald canceled her Smithsonian show after Vice President JD Vance raised concerns about divisive content ...