Amy Sherald Called Off Her Smithsonian Show Over ‘Censorship’

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: “Trans Forming Liberty,” by Amy Sherald, Kelvin Bulluck, Getty Images

Amy Sherald has withdrawn her solo show “American Sublime” from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery after being told that it was considering removing one of her paintings. The painting, Trans Forming Liberty, features a transgender Statue of Liberty, which had apparently prompted concern about provoking President Donald Trump.

“American Sublime” opened...