Tag: Presidential

  • Citing George Orwell, Federal Judge Orders Reinstatement of Slavery Display at George Washington’s Presidential House

    Comparing the Trump administration’s efforts to control historical documentation to George Orwell’s 1984, a federal judge ordered the return of displays that acknowledge George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people to a monument in Philadelphia. Last month, the National Park Service removed the signs from the President’s House Site, the presidential residence for Washington and John read more

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    Citing George Orwell, Federal Judge Orders Reinstatement of Slavery Display at George Washington’s Presidential House

  • Mark Bradford, Carrie Mae Weems Among Latest Artists Commissioned by Obama Presidential Center

    Over the past year, the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has announced groups of artists who have been commissioned to create site-specific installations for the center’s 19-acre campus. The most recent cohort includes Mark Bradford, Tyanna J. Buie, Jay Heikes, Carrie Mae Weems, and the duo Sam Kirk + Dorian. So far, over two dozen read more

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