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Artist Who Created Michelle Obama's Famed Portrait Cancels Smithsonian Show, Claiming Threat Of Censorship

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

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Artist who painted Michelle Obama cancels Smithsonian show citing censorship

Artist Amy Sherald said there was a dispute over her painting "Trans Forming Liberty," which depicts a trans woman with pink hair, wearing a blue gown, and holding a torch.

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Artist Amy Sherald has canceled her upcoming show at the Smithsonian

The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep her portrait of a trans woman out of the exhibition American Sublime.

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Artist pulls art from Smithsonian gallery after museum tries to alter her trans Statue of Liberty painting

National Portrait Gallery loses Amy Sherald exhibition after disagreement over the display of her controversial transgender ...

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Artist pulls show from National Portrait Gallery over censorship concerns

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: ...

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Artist to withdraw exhibit from National Portrait Gallery over censorship concerns

Amy Sherald claims the museum was planning to cut a portrait of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from the exhibition.

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Michelle Obama portraitist's exhibit with trans Statue of Liberty pulled after pressure from Vance

Artist Amy Sherald canceled her Smithsonian show after Vice President JD Vance raised concerns about divisive content ...

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