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"Amy Sherald: American Sublime" opens Nov. 2 at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Sherald, the artist who painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama, recently pulled her planned solo show from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery because she feared that "Trans Forming Liberty," a painting of a trans woman posed as the Statue of Liberty, would be censored. (Kim Hairston/staff)
“Amy Sherald: American Sublime” opens Nov. 2 at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Sherald, the artist who painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama, recently pulled her planned solo show from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery because she feared that “Trans Forming Liberty,” a painting of a trans woman posed as the Statue of Liberty, would be censored. (Kim Hairston/staff)
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As "Amy Sherald: American Sublime" opens this weekend at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the artist discussed her work and what she believes to be censorship from the Trump administration.

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