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| Anti-Police Painting to Be Removed Permanently From Capitol Tunnel |
| 2017-01-16 |
| [Free Beacon] A painting that depicts police officers as pigs and has been hanging in a tunnel of the Capitol will be permanently removed next week. The painting was part of a congressional art competition and hung in the tunnel between the Cannon House Office Building and the Capitol. The artwork was sponsored by Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D., Mo.), who represents much of the St. Louis area, including Ferguson, Missouri. The painting by a then-high school student from Clay’s district depicts police officers as what appears to be pigs pointing guns at black men. The artwork has been criticized by police groups nationwide. It received national attention after Rep. Duncan Hunter (R., Calif.) personally removed the piece last week and delivered it to Clay’s office. Clay then rehung the painting on Tuesday, only for it to be removed by another congressman, rehung by Clay once more, and removed again by two more lawmakers. Clay put up the artwork again, where it has stayed. However, someone placed a pro-police flag above it recently. Rep. Dave Reichert (D., Wash.) filed a complaint on Wednesday over the artwork with the office of the Architect of the Capitol, who notified House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) that it would come down for good, the Hill reported. It was determined that the painting violated the art competition rules, which prohibit "subjects of contemporary political controversy or a sensationalistic or gruesome nature." The painting will be removed on Tuesday. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 The painting was part of a congressional art competition Oh goody! My tax dollars going to Education. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-01-16 16:03 |
| #5 Ages ago, I took on a miserable part-time online job of grading elementary school student essays. Specific identification data was removed. However, there was enough information to identify them as written by fifth graders in Philadelphia. Grading was based on spelling, grammar and structure, not content. Just as well, considering many read like a bad Spike Lee movie plot or Louis Farrakhan on a peyote bender. Others were simply heartbreaking. I suspect this "art" has the same, albeit more technically advanced and socially impregnated origins. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-01-16 15:55 |
| #4 Perhaps in its painting; certainly not in its imagery and layout. Posted by Pappy Upon close examination, my thoughts as well. Nothing like crediting....'the children.' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-01-16 15:01 |
| #3 no children were involved in it's creation Children involved, perhaps, in its painting; likely not in its imagery and layout. Certainly not in its political messaging. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-01-16 14:58 |
| #2 Why not call it Police-hate? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-01-16 10:03 |
| #1 I am awaiting the discovery that the painting was a 'fake' and no children were involved in it's creation. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-01-16 08:26 |