It might be the most predictable bellwether of the dark cultural moment we’re in. Amy Sherald, the celebrated American painter made famous by her 2018 portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama, will never see “American Sublime,” a moving survey of her career, at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., as planned.

Amy Sherald has withdrawn her upcoming solo show, "American Sublime," from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

Artist Amy Sherald confirmed to ABC News that she had cancelled her upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian, “American Sublime,” citing a “culture of censorship.