Trump officials propose sale of ‘woke’ painting by Kehinde Wiley
Headline from Philadelphia Inquirer
The State Department wants to sell a painting by the celebrated artist that the director of its Art in Embassies program called “very woke” and “aesthetically terrifying.”
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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 U.S. Department of State reportedly wants to sell a painting deemed "very woke" that was commissioned by the federal government during former President Barack Obama's (D) administration, and taxpayers footed the bill.
The State Department wants to sell a painting by the celebrated artist that the director of its Art in Embassies program called “very woke” and “aesthetically terrifying.”
