The artist who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama’s official White House portrait has pulled her latest show from a D.C. Museum this week after the space’s owners wanted to alter one of her works to avoid offending President Donald Trump, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Artist Amy Sherald withdrew her solo show from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery after she was told her painting “Trans Forming Liberty” — a depiction of the Statue of Liberty as a trans woman — may be removed by the gallery.

“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. Unfortunately, it has become clear that the conditions no longer support the integrity of the work as

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