One of its organizers, Erin Scavino, who leads the State Department’s Art in Embassies program, has described the exhibition as a signature part of the president’s celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary, adding that she has a mandate to “make visual arts great.”
Emily Wood“According to four people involved in the show, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions from the administration, no historians or professional curators collaborated on the exhibition…” [gift link]