The White House has already established a pattern of trying to intimidate the Smithsonian and other institutions into ...

And while Basit was initially scared to be the face of a national controversy, she, too, couldn’t stay silent. As she says, “A Black trans woman being able to stand proudly and firmly in her truth is ...

The New Yorker is known for its iconic covers, from the elegant to the provocative, but its latest design might be my ...

The New Yorker is known for its iconic covers, from the elegant to the provocative, but its latest design might be my ...

Shonda Rhimes, Noma Dumezweni, Bernie Telsey, and more theater luminaries gathered to take in ‘American Sublime’—and maybe ...

After painter Amy Sherald pulled her National Portrait Gallery exhibit, the MICA alum’s work — "Trans Forming Liberty’ — is ...

“ ‘Trans Forming Liberty’ challenges who we allow to embody our national symbols—and who we erase,” Sherald said. “It demands ...

The National Museum of American History will once again mention President Trump in an exhibit on presidential impeachments ...

Amy Sherald said the National Portrait Gallery was considering removing her piece, Trans Forming Liberty, a painting that portrays a transgender Statue of Liberty.

Artist Amy Sherald pulled her show from the National Portrait Gallery, citing efforts to censor her work. The decision comes ...

Recently, Amy Sherald announced that she is cancelling her solo exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

Founded in the 19th century, the Smithsonian oversees a network of cultural centers that includes the portrait gallery, the ...