Amy Sherald
Amy Sherald is an American painter renowned for her distinctive portraiture, particularly of African Americans. She gained fame for her official portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama and was recently noted in the context of an exhibition that was canceled at the Museum of the Americas, highlighting issues of representation in the arts.
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United States:
Amy Sherald is one of the United States’ foremost contemporary painters who canceled a major exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery due to censorship concerns.
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United Kingdom:
Amy Sherald is a Black artist known for her passion for representing the LGBTQ+ community in her artwork.
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Hungary:
Amy Sherald withdrew her painting featuring a black transgender woman posing as the Statue of Liberty due to alleged censorship by the museum.
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Greece:
Her painting 'Trans Forming Liberty' was removed from an upcoming exhibition.
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Austria:
Amy Sherald created the painting 'Trans Forming Liberty' displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Austria:
Amy Sherald created the painting 'Trans Forming Liberty' displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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United States:
Amy Sherald, the artist behind a stunning portrait of Michelle Obama in the National Portrait Gallery canceled her planned solo show.
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United Kingdom:
Artist Amy Sherald has decided to withdraw her upcoming show at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over fears of censorship.
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United States:
The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing censorship over one of her paintings.
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Spain:
Amy Sherald is celebrated for her contributions to Afro-American art.
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