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Artist who painted Michelle Obama cancels Smithsonian show citing censorship
Artist Amy Sherald said there was a dispute over her painting "Trans Forming Liberty," which depicts a trans woman with pink ...
Artist Amy Sherald cancels her Smithsonian show over censorship concerns
Sherald said she backed out amid discussions of removing a painting that shows a transgender woman dressed as the Statue of ...
GOP Sen. Jim Banks introduces bill banning wokeness, ‘divisive narratives’ at Smithsonian museums: ‘Stop letting activists rewrite our past’
A new bill would outlaw the Smithsonian Institution from peddling wokeness and “divisive narratives,” codifying an executive ...
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Don’t Miss These Smithsonian Hidden Gems During Your Next Visit to D.C.
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Four Smithsonian museums remain closed amid HVAC problems
Four Smithsonian museums on the National Mall remained closed Tuesday as crews worked to resolve heating, ventilation and air ...
Can you mount an art exhibition about race in the age of Trump?
It is one of the most evocative works from the American Civil War: A sculpture of a Black man who had escaped from slavery ...
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2024 Smithsonian American Art Museum Fellows Lectures – Day 2
From May 8–10, 2024, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will present a series of lectures by the museum’s 2023–2024 research fellows. This webcast captures the six talks presented in Sessions ...
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 exhibition.