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Amy Sherald claims the museum was planning to cut a portrait of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from the ...
The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing ...
The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...
Painter Amy Sherald withdrew her exhibition “American Sublime” at the National Portrait Gallery. The Smithsonian denied trying to replace the painting in question.
President Donald Trump fired the National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet for being a “strong supporter” of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
News; Nation; National Portrait Gallery head steps down following Trump attempt to fire her June 13, 2025 Updated Sat., June 14, 2025 at 9:01 p.m. Kim Sajet resigned as director of the National ...
Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., will depart her post following a social media post by President Donald Trump in which he said he had fired her.
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has named Kim Sajet its new director. Ms. Sajet is currently the president and chief executive of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philde… ...
Today, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery director, Kim Sajet announced the appointment of David C. Ward as senior historian for the museum. Ward joined the Portrait Gallery in 1981 as a ...
Kim Sajet, president and chief executive of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, has been selected as the new director of the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian Institution announced ...
Kim Sajet, the director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, stepped down from her role Friday, two weeks after President Donald Trump said on social media that he had fired her. The ...