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Amy Sherald, the former Baltimore artist who painted former first lady Michelle Obama’s portrait, has withdrawn her solo show ...
I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship, especially when it targets vulnerable communities,” Amy ...
The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing ...
Artist Amy Sherald confirmed to ABC News that she had cancelled her upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian, “American Sublime,” ...
The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...
Artist Amy Sherald’s “American Sublime” would have been the first solo show by a contemporary Black artist at the National ...
It’s clear that institutional fear shaped by a broader climate of political hostility toward trans lives played a role,” she ...
Sherald said she backed out amid discussions of removing a painting that shows a transgender woman dressed as the Statue of ...
The artist claims there were discussions in the museum about removing a portrait of a trans woman, which the museum denies ...
Amy Sherald has withdrawn her solo exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing concerns that her ...
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: ...
American painter Amy Sherald has cancelled an upcoming show at the Smithsonian after accusing the institution of censoring a ...