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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d
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 ...
SaltWire on MSN2d
P.E.I. artist leaves AVC residency after college asks him to remove political painting
An artist at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at UPEI says he’s disappointed in how the school handled concerns about ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1d
Canadian university apologizes for removing painting that offended Americans
The University of Prince Edward Island has apologized to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d
P.E.I. university backs down after artist accuses administration of censorship
The University of Prince Edward Island is backing away from a demand that an artist in residence take down a painting that ...
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 ...