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“ ‘Trans Forming Liberty’ challenges who we allow to embody our national symbols—and who we erase,” Sherald said. “It demands ...
Recently, Amy Sherald announced that she is cancelling her solo exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
Amy Sherald's portrait of a Black transgender Statue of Liberty has now officially graced the cover of the New Yorker after ...
The artist said that she made the decision after she said she learned that her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty ...
The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing ...
Sherald said she backed out amid discussions of removing a painting that shows a transgender woman dressed as the Statue of ...
Amy Sherald, the former Baltimore artist who painted former first lady Michelle Obama’s portrait, has withdrawn her solo show ...
Artist Amy Sherald’s “American Sublime” would have been the first solo show by a contemporary Black artist at the National ...
The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...
It’s clear that institutional fear shaped by a broader climate of political hostility toward trans lives played a role,” she ...
Artist Amy Sherald confirmed to ABC News that she had cancelled her upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian, “American Sublime,” citing a “culture of censorship.
Amy Sherald has withdrawn her solo exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing concerns that her ...