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Amy Sherald, the former Baltimore artist who painted former first lady Michelle Obama’s portrait, has withdrawn her solo show ...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 ...
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,” ...
Artist Amy Sherald’s “American Sublime” would have been the first solo show by a contemporary Black artist at the National ...
I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship, especially when it targets vulnerable communities,” Amy ...
The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...
Sherald said she backed out amid discussions of removing a painting that shows a transgender woman dressed as the Statue of ...
More details have emerged surrounding the resignation of Kim Sajet, the former director of the Smithsonian-run National ...
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: ...