"Baltimore has always been part of my DNA as an artist," Sherald said in a statement released by the BMA. "Every brushstroke carries a little of its history, its energy, its people, and my time there. To bring this exhibition here is to return that love."
"I entered into this collaboration in good faith, believing that the institution shared a commitment to presenting work that reflects the full, complex truth of American life," Sherald wrote. "Unfortunately, it has become clear that the conditions no longer support the integrity of the work as conceived."
Amy Sherald will present a 40-portrait exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art from November 2 to April 5, including Trans Forming Liberty, which depicts Lady Liberty as a Black trans woman. Sherald withdrew from a planned Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery exhibition after the Smithsonian asked her to remove that painting. Sherald told Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III that she entered the collaboration in good faith and that conditions no longer supported the integrity of the work. The cancellation occurred amid Republican pressure on the Smithsonian to limit LGBTQ+ programming and reports that some Pride events were not scheduled for 2024.
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