A painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty will appear in Baltimore after the cancellation of an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Artist Amy Sherald, who canceled her “American Sublime” exhibition at the Smithsonian in July over alleged censorship, will instead show her work at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). The BMA exhibition will run from November 2 to April 5 and feature 40 portraits, including the controversial Trans Forming Liberty, which depicts La...| Advocate.com
Amy Sherald has terminated her forthcoming show, “American Sublime,” at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over censorship concerns.| Artforum
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Does anyone get their portrait painted anymore, other than presidents and first ladies? I was thinking about that after going to two exhibitions, one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the other at the Whitney. The first one was entitled Sargent in Paris, and it explored the emergence of John Singer Sargent as one of … Continue reading American Portraits| Stories I Tell Myself