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Artist Amy Sherald confirmed to ABC News that she had cancelled her upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian, “American Sublime,” ...
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Amy Sherald, the former Baltimore artist who painted former first lady Michelle Obama’s portrait, has withdrawn her solo show ...
The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing ...
By Kandiss Edwards. Artist Amy Sherald has withdrawn her solo show, American Sublime, from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing censorship after a painting featuring a transgender ...
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 ...
The artist said that she made the decision after she said she learned that her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed to avoid provoking President Trump.
The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia has announced that its next director will be Johanna Burton, the current ...
Artist Amy Sherald has canceled the planned third leg of the major "American Sublime" show at the Smithsonian due to censorship concerns.
Amy Sherald has withdrawn her solo exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing concerns that her ...