— By Janay Kingsberry, Maura JudkisAccording to the Times, Sherald said she had been told that the museum — whose director, Kim Sajet, resigned after President Trump called for her ouster for being “a highly partisan person” — might remove a painting that depicts a transgender Statue of Liberty from the exhibition “American Sublime,” which was slated to open in September after touring at museums in San Francisco and New York. Sherald reportedly said Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III proposed replacing the painting with a video.
Replicated under Fair Use from Amy Sherald cancels Smithsonian show 'American Sublime' over ‘censorship’ - The Washington Post by By Janay Kingsberry, Maura Judkis.