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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 ...
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P.E.I. university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans
Christopher Griffin's painting, "The Crossing," shows lemmings gathered around an American flag as they cross an icy waterway ...
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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 ...
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
It's meant to evoke the iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware painting by Emanuel Leutze. (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC) Stephen Brun works for CBC in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Through the years he has been ...
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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 quits post after P.E.I. vet college tells him to remove painting based on U.S. politics
The Crossing depicts a group of lemmings crossing an icy river on a boat that holds a discoloured American flag. It's meant to evoke the iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware painting by Emanuel ...