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Artist quits post after P.E.I. vet college tells him to remove painting based on U.S. politics
Christopher Griffin, the now former artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown, says ...
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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Canadian university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans
The University of Prince Edward Island has apologized to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered ...
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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
The Atlantic Veterinary College has apologized to its former artist-in-residence who quit after being asked to take down a ...
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UPEI AVC artist in residence resigns over response to painting
The artist in residence at the University of Prince Edward Island’s Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) has quit after being told to take down a painting that received complaints from US faculty members ...
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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 ...