(JTA) — A large painting of Jesus will be moved out of a room at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in New York, and mandatory events will not take place in its presence. That decision by the ...

The son of the late merchant mariner whose painting of Jesus at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has repeatedly made headlines said he is honored that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the ...

A massive painting of Jesus on display in the US Merchant Marine Academy in New York has been covered by a curtain after objections that the religious image should not hang in a room used for ...

JTA — The painting in a key room in the US Merchant Marine Academy was as striking as it was massive: Jesus, his arms outstretched, hovered over a lifeboat packed with grateful sailors, lost at sea.

Even after 40 years of a celebrated painting career often focused on Jesus Christ, Olsen still sometimes wishes “I could have a vision and do him justice — knowing how long his hair is ...

A Republican congressman is calling for action after the Merchant Marine Academy decided to cover up an iconic painting of Jesus. The painting, entitled “Christ on the Water,” has hung at the ...

Yet two figures are joined in community: Note, for example, how the colors of the painting, except for the woman's reddish-orange hair, unite the woman and Jesus through their lighter-colored ...