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Amy Sherald Pulls Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship of Trans Artwork
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, JUL 24 – Amy Sherald withdrew her Smithsonian solo exhibition after the museum considered removing her transgender-themed painting amid political pressure and censorship concerns, reflecting tensions over trans visibility.
- Artist Amy Sherald canceled her exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery over censorship concerns regarding her painting depicting the Statue of Liberty as a transgender model.
- Sherald stated that the video replacing her painting would open up debate on the value of transgender visibility, which she opposed as part of the exhibition's narrative.
- The Smithsonian has faced pressure from the Trump administration to change exhibition content deemed divisive or inconsistent with federal policies, leading to the resignation of the National Portrait Gallery's director.
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Artist pulls art from Smithsonian gallery after museum tries to alter her trans Statue of Liberty painting
Michelle Obama portrait artist Amy Sherald withdrew her exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery after concerns were raised about her transgender Statue of Liberty painting.
'One of our greatest living portraitists': Amy Sherald cancels major Smithsonian show over ‘censorship’
Amy Sherald, the celebrated painter best known for her official portrait of Michelle Obama, has canceled an upcoming exhibition at the National Portrait...
Artist Amy Sherald cancels Smithsonian show over trans portrait controversy
American painter Amy Sherald has cancelled an upcoming show at the Smithsonian after accusing the institution of censoring a painting of a trans model dressed as the Statue of Liberty. The 51-year-old artist withdrew her upcoming exhibition, American Sublime, after she said officials at the Washington DC portrait gallery expressed concerns over one of her portraits. Titled “Trans Forming Liberty,” the painting depicts a trans woman dressed as th…
Artist Who Created Michelle Obama's Famed Portrait Cancels Smithsonian Show, Claiming Threat Of Censorship
Amy Sherald said the National Portrait Gallery was considering removing her piece, Trans Forming Liberty, a painting that portrays a transgender Statue of Liberty.
Sherald cancels Smithsonian show citing "culture of censorship"
Visual artist Amy Sherald withdrew her solo show from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over concerns of “censorship” from the administration of President Donald Trump. Per the New York Times, the artist best known for her 2018 portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama withdrew her exhibition, “American Sublime,” after learning the museum considered removing an artwork to avoid retribution from the Trump administration. The artwork …
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