In Brief
US Congressman Sues Architect of the Capitol for Removing Student's Painting
Representative William Lacy Clay claims the removal of a painting by one of his constituents was an act of censorship that violates the 1st Amendment.
David Pulphus
Art
Fights to Withhold Paintings from Capitol Hill Show Their Political Power
Recent disputes over a painting by an 18-year-old and another from the 19th century illustrate art's ability to speak truth to power, but also to become a pawn in politicians' power games.
Opinion
A Painting Censored by GOP Lawmakers Deserves to Be Seen
A high school senior's painting of a protest scene has become the subject of a controversy since it was hung (and removed, and re-hung, and re-removed, and re-re-hung) at the US Capitol, but nobody is looking at it closely enough.