Re: [OT] Artist reinstated after being fired due to political art

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

An artist-in-residence at a veterinary college on Prince Edward Island
has received an apology after being ousted from his position due to the
political tone of his recent work, particularly one painting.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-avc-apologizes-1.7507766

The position of artist-in-residence was an unpaid one but the college
was apparently unhappy with the artist's work, which could be construed
as anti-American amidst the controversy over Trump.

In a rare move for CBC, they actually allow comments under this story.
For the past couple of years, virtually every article - and YouTube
video - has prohibited comments. The only times I've seen comments under
their stories (or videos) in recent years are ones that seemed unlikely
to stoke any sort of controversy.

I looked at the photograph of the painting. It's kind of cute, and yes,
I see the parody of Washington Crossing the Delaware (the Delaware River
Bridge not yet having been built).

The guy cranks out three or four murals a week in his unpaid position.
That's incredible.