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‘American Sublime’ brings Amy Sherald home to Georgia amid exhibition controversy
Georgia native Amy Sherald returns to her roots this week as the High Museum of Art opens “American Sublime,” the acclaimed and controversial retrospective she pulled from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery over censorship concerns. The exhibition, opening Friday, May 15, is the final stop on a national tour that drew sold-out crowds in New York and Baltimore and reignited national debate over censorship, representation, and transgender visibility. Trans Forming Liberty by Amy Sherald Sherald, best known for her official portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama, grew up in Columbus, GA, and studied painting at Clark Atlanta University.