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Canadian university apologizes for asking artist to remove his 'political' painting
The Crossing bears a resemblance to Washington Crossing the Delaware, but with lemmings instead of Revolutionary soldiers ...
Controversy over lemmings painting exposes the real snowflakes at PEI veterinary college
The painting, which reads as well-executed political satire, was meant to indicate American political leadership was ...
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P.E.I. vet college apologizes for asking artist to remove piece showing lemmings and U.S. flag
It's meant to evoke the iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware painting by Emanuel Leutze. (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC) So Griffin was asked to remove The Crossing immediately, according to a statement ...
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Artist accuses P.E.I. college of censoring political painting of lemmings, U.S. flag
The artist in residence at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown has quit, saying school administrators have ...
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Canadian university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans
an image inspired by the iconic painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware River during the American Revolution in ...
P.E.I. vet college apologizes for asking artist to remove painting based on U.S. politics
It's meant to evoke the iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware painting by Emanuel Leutze. (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC) So Griffin ...
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Artist quits post after P.E.I. vet college tells him to remove painting based on U.S. politics
The now former artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Veterinary College has quit his position, saying the Charlottetown ...
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P.E.I. university backs down after artist accuses administration of censorship
which was on display until Monday, shows lemmings gathered around an American flag as they cross an icy waterway, an image ...