Controversy: Nat’l Portait Gallery Covers Up Obama Painting for Appearance of Jesus
Washington, DC (PNN): Artist Shepherd Fairey’s portrait of President Obama — which was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery and has appeared on a wall in the gallery since the beginning of Obama’s presidency — was covered while a portrait of Jesus appeared next to the Obama painting.
This stunning news comes hot on the heels of the controversy at Georgetown University, where the school covered up a symbol of Jesus at the request of the White House.
Here is the Obama portrait as it appeared at the Gallery last week before the arrival of the Jesus portrait: [con’t]