The New Republic
US · 1 hrs ago
The “Woke” Painting That’s Driving the Trump Administration Crazy
President Donald Trump’s administration was so triggered by a “woke” painting that it had it removed.
For years, a Kehinde Wiley painting titled “Young Artists After Siamesas 1960” hung in the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic. The piece, commissioned by the federal government in 2013, shows four Dominican models against a bright floral backdrop. Wiley is perhaps best known for his portrait of former President Barack Obama, which currently hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in…
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