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Biden Reestablishes Arts and Humanities Committee Gutted by Trump

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

The committee’s main responsibilities will be to shape policy goals, stimulate arts philanthropy, and advocate for the expansion of federal backing of the cultural sector.

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Are Trump Staffers Taking Home White House Artworks That Belong to the Public?

by Hakim Bishara January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

A stuffed bird, a framed photograph of Trump with the Chinese president, and a bust of Abraham Lincoln were some of the items that were seen carried out of the White House after the president’s second impeachment.

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Melania Trump Unveils Noguchi Sculpture in White House Rose Garden

by Hakim Bishara November 23, 2020August 22, 2022

Noguchi is the first Asian-American artist to enter the White House collection.

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Trump Likened to Mussolini After Appearance on White House Balcony

by Hakim Bishara October 7, 2020November 5, 2020

Many have likened Trump’s photo-op to the famous balcony speeches of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

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Melania Trump’s Revamped Rose Garden Is Rough Around the Hedges

by Sarah Rose Sharp August 27, 2020November 5, 2020

While Jackie O rose to the occasion, Melania’s redesign reinforced her reputation for severity in her style choices.

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White House Removes Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Portraits From Entrance Hall

by Hakim Bishara July 20, 2020November 5, 2020

The paintings have been removed from Trump’s daily route to the Oval Office and replaced with depictions of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. 

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After White House Fence Comes Down, Its Activist Art and Posters Move Nearby

Avatar photo by Murat Cem Mengüç June 29, 2020November 5, 2020

After the White House installed a controversial metal fence around its perimeter, Black Lives Matter protestors transformed the fence into a messaging board and a spontaneous art show.

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White House Gift Shop Releases Out-of-Touch Coin Commemorating “Global Fight Against COVID-19”

by Hakim Bishara April 30, 2020May 1, 2020

The $100 limited-edition coin features imagery of the microscopic virus and a presidential podium, surrounded by Trumpian slogans.

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Trump Threatens to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, Again

by Hakim Bishara February 11, 2020June 28, 2021

The 2021 budget proposal labels the NEA, as well as National Endowment for the Humanities, under the category of “wasteful and unnecessary funding.”

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Trump Wants to “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” by Imposing Classical Style

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

In a draft executive order, the US government seeks to impose the classical style on federal buildings so that they “once again inspire respect instead of bewilderment or repugnance.”

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In Oval Office Rehang, Trump Continues to Copy Others

by Claire Voon January 24, 2017January 21, 2021

From a rug designed by former first lady Laura Bush, to duplicate Winston Churchill busts, Donald Trump’s redecoration of the Oval Office is predictably retrograde.

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The First Known Photograph of the White House

Avatar photo by Allison Meier January 2, 2017January 3, 2017

A Welsh immigrant named John Plumbe, Jr., who was one of the country’s first prominent professional photographers, took the daguerreotype in January 1846.

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